Weather in Tangier in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Tangier;
Average weather
Average temperature in Tangier in December
The temperature in December is +63°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +68°F during the day and a minimum of +46°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +64°F to +64°F.
Is Tangier warm or cold in December?
Tangier is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +66°F to +63°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +55°F to +52°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 Tangier, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Tangier in December
Water in Tangier in December is Fresh. It varies from +62°F to +66°F, with an average of +64°F. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +63°F.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Tangier in December?
Climate in Tangier in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +63°F | +61°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +39°F | +36°F | +25°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +75°F | +72°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 119 mm | 121 mm | 99 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +67°F | +64°F | +63°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 78% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +66°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +63°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 119 mm to 121 mm. Humidity rises from 77% to 78%. 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 9 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Tangier is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Tangier?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Tangier in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+68°F) and the highest in 2017 (+74°F). The driest year was 2023 with only 267 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1996 with 1704 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tangier, 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.