Weather in Madrid in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Madrid;
Average weather
Average temperature in Madrid in December
The temperature in December is +11°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +14°C during the day and a minimum of -2°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +9°C.
Is Madrid warm or cold in December?
Madrid is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +5°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Madrid, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Madrid in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +11°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -8°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +19°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 67 mm | 48 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 77% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 67 mm to 48 mm. Humidity rises from 73% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 12 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Madrid is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Madrid?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Madrid in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+19°C) and the highest in 2017 (+23°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 235 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2012 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Madrid
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Madrid, 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.