Weather in Bilbao in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Bilbao in December
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +3°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +15°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +17°C.
Is Bilbao warm or cold in December?
Bilbao 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 +10°C to +8°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 Bilbao, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bilbao in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | 0°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +25°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 137 mm | 110 mm | 118 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 75% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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 137 mm to 110 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 5 to 6.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 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 Bilbao is gradually decreasing during December, going from 8 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Bilbao?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bilbao in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2014 (+21°C). The driest year was 1989 with only 772 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 2159 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bilbao, 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.