Weather in Malaga in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Malaga;
Average weather
Average temperature in Malaga in December
Going from a maximum of +23°C during the day to a minimum of +9°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +17°C.
Is Malaga warm or cold in December?
Malaga is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +14°C to +12°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 Malaga, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Malaga in December
Water in Malaga in December is Fresh. It varies from +16°C to +18°C, with an average of +17°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +16°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Malaga in December?
Climate in Malaga in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +16°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +3°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +23°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 66 mm | 56 mm | 56 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +17°C | +16°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 72% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 66 mm to 56 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 72%. 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 13 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Malaga is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Malaga?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Malaga 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 2022 (+24°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 215 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1996 with 768 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Malaga, 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.