Weather in Monastir in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Monastir in December
Going from a maximum of +25°C during the day to a minimum of +11°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 57% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +17°C.
Is Monastir warm or cold in December?
Monastir is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +21°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +15°C to +11°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 Monastir, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Monastir in December
Water in Monastir in December is Fresh. It varies from +16°C to +20°C, with an average of +18°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +17°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Monastir in December?
Climate in Monastir in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +17°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +2°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +29°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 33 mm | 35 mm | 31 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +18°C | +16°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 69% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +21°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 33 mm to 35 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 69%. 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 12 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Monastir is gradually decreasing during December, going from 8 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Monastir?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Monastir in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+21°C) and the highest in 2014 (+25°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 164 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2003 with 541 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Monastir, 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.