Weather in Alicante in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Alicante in December
Going from a maximum of +73°F during the day to a minimum of +45°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +66°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +61°F to +68°F.
Is Alicante warm or cold in December?
Alicante is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +64°F to +61°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +54°F to +50°F.
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 Alicante, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Alicante in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +61°F | +59°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +34°F | +32°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +77°F | +82°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 36 mm | 24 mm | 34 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 65% | 64% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +64°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +61°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 36 mm to 24 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 66% to 65%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 17 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 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 Alicante is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Alicante?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Alicante in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2008 (+59°F) and the highest in 2018 (+69°F). The driest year was 2015 with only 2 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 112 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Alicante, 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.