Weather in Rhodes in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Rhodes;
Average weather
Average temperature in Rhodes in December
Going from a maximum of +20°C during the day to a minimum of +15°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 40% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +17°C.
Is Rhodes warm or cold in December?
Rhodes is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +19°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +14°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 Rhodes:
Climate in Rhodes in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +16°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +4°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +21°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 85 mm | 122 mm | 125 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 71% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 15 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +19°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 85 mm to 122 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 15 sunny days in November to 10 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Rhodes is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 0 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Rhodes?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Rhodes in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1991 (+15°C) and the highest in 2022 (+20°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 14 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 471 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Rhodes
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Rhodes, 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.