Climate averages 1991–2020
Palma weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Palma: daytime highs average 15.0°C and nights cool to about 10.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 26 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sant Boi de Llobregat (204 km away). In December its highs average 13.1°C, 1.9°C cooler than Palma, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Palma ranks 32nd of 93 for the warmest December highs and joint 25th of 93 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 93 cities is 13.1°C; Palma is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 14.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 39 mm to 34 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
Palma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 34 | 6.3 | 9.710 h |
| February | 14.1°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 31 | 6.3 | 10.711 h |
| March | 16.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 26 | 5.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 35 | 6.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.5°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 29 | 4.9 | 14.314 h |
| June | 27.0°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 16 | 2.7 | 14.915 h |
| July | 30.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 4.9 | 1.2 | 14.715 h |
| August | 30.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 17 | 2.4 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 42 | 6.4 | 12.512 h |
| October | 22.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 51 | 7.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 51 | 7.9 | 10.010 h |
| December, selected | 15.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 39 | 6.3 | 9.49 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
- Sant Boi de Llobregat in DecemberSpain · 204 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 7.6°C · 44 mm rain
- Barcelona in DecemberSpain · 207 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 6.2°C · 41 mm rain
- Tarragona in DecemberSpain · 209 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low 6.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Badalona in DecemberSpain · 212 kmHigh 13.2°C · Low 5.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Reus in DecemberSpain · 220 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 5.3°C · 33 mm rain
- Mataró in DecemberSpain · 220 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 7.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Rubí in DecemberSpain · 220 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 4.4°C · 39 mm rain
- Sabadell in DecemberSpain · 224 kmHigh 12.2°C · Low 4.3°C · 39 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 Palma) is explained once on the Palma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.