Climate averages 1991–2020
Benidorm weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the joint 10th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Benidorm: daytime highs average 15.9°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Alicante (37 km away). In December its highs average 15.8°C, about as warm as Benidorm, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Benidorm ranks 23rd of 93 for the warmest December highs and joint 23rd of 93 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 93 cities is 13.1°C; Benidorm is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 15.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 36 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Benidorm climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.2°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 37 | 5.4 | 9.810 h |
| February | 15.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 30 | 5.4 | 10.711 h |
| March | 18.2°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 37 | 6.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.3°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 44 | 7.0 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 33 | 5.5 | 14.214 h |
| June | 28.0°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 14 | 2.6 | 14.815 h |
| July | 30.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 4.7 | 1.3 | 14.615 h |
| August | 31.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 13 | 3.2 | 13.714 h |
| September | 27.5°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 49 | 6.8 | 12.512 h |
| October | 23.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 48 | 6.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 18.8°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 47 | 6.5 | 10.110 h |
| December, selected | 15.9°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 36 | 5.4 | 9.510 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Alicante in DecemberSpain · 37 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 9.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Gandia in DecemberSpain · 48 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 8.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Elche in DecemberSpain · 58 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 7.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Torrevieja in DecemberSpain · 79 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Orihuela in DecemberSpain · 87 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Torrent in DecemberSpain · 104 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 6.9°C · 34 mm rain
- Valencia, Spain in DecemberSpain · 106 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 7.9°C · 34 mm rain
- Murcia in DecemberSpain · 107 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 6.1°C · 26 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Benidorm) is explained once on the Benidorm year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.