Weather in Santa Cruz de la Palma in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Santa Cruz de la Palma in December
The temperature in December is +21°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +23°C during the day and a minimum of +17°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +22°C to +21°C.
Is Santa Cruz de la Palma warm or cold in December?
Santa Cruz de la Palma is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +21°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +20°C to +18°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 Santa Cruz de la Palma:
Climate in Santa Cruz de la Palma in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +14°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +29°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 19 mm | 30 mm | 20 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 70% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 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 +20°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 19 mm to 30 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 71% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 7 to 8.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Santa Cruz de la Palma?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Santa Cruz de la Palma in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+20°C) and the highest in 2020 (+24°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 20 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 326 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Santa Cruz de la Palma, 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.