Weather in Granada in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Granada;
Average weather
Average temperature in Granada in December
Going from a maximum of +23°C during the day to a minimum of 0°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +16°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +13°C.
Is Granada warm or cold in December?
Granada is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +17°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +5°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 Granada, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Granada in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | -5°C | -6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +24°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 81 mm | 73 mm | 58 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 78% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +17°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +14°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 81 mm to 73 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 10 to 11.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Granada is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Granada?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Granada in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+21°C) and the highest in 2022 (+25°C). The driest year was 2005 with only 280 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1996 with 1137 mm.
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Monthly weather in Granada
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Granada, 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.