Weather in Terceira Island in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Terceira Island in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +14°C with a maximum of +16°C and a minimum of +11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°C to +14°C.
Is Terceira Island warm or cold in December?
Terceira Island is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +13°C to +12°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 Terceira Island:
Climate in Terceira Island in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +14°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +6°C | +5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +19°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 90 mm | 113 mm | 79 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 79% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +14°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 90 mm to 113 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 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 Terceira Island is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Terceira Island?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Terceira Island in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+14°C) and the highest in 2017 (+18°C). The driest year was 1999 with only 487 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 1425 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Terceira Island, 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.