Weather in Biarritz in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Biarritz in December
Going from a maximum of +19°C during the day to a minimum of +3°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +14°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +11°C to +14°C.
Is Biarritz warm or cold in December?
Biarritz is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +9°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Biarritz, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Biarritz in December
Water in Biarritz in December is Cold. It varies from +13°C to +16°C, with an average of +14°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +13°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Biarritz in December?
Climate in Biarritz in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -8°C | -11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +25°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 147 mm | 130 mm | 125 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +14°C | +13°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 76% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +13°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 147 mm to 130 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 78% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 5 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Biarritz is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Biarritz?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Biarritz in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+17°C) and the highest in 2022 (+20°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 917 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 1763 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Biarritz, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.