Weather in Ponta Delgada in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Ponta Delgada in December
The temperature in December is +17°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +20°C during the day and a minimum of +12°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +15°C.
Is Ponta Delgada warm or cold in December?
Ponta Delgada is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +19°C to +18°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +16°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Ponta Delgada:
Climate in Ponta Delgada in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +18°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +10°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +21°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 86 mm | 137 mm | 87 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 79% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 21 | 19 | 22 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +19°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +18°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 86 mm to 137 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 79%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 4 m/s to 5 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 7 m/s getting up to 12 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Ponta Delgada is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Ponta Delgada?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ponta Delgada in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2020 (+19°C) and the highest in 1998 (+21°C). The driest year was 2014 with only 24 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 1164 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ponta Delgada, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.