Spain weather in December
In December, Spain averages 16 to 22°C by day across the Canary Islands, Malaga, Seville and Majorca. Gran Canaria is the warmest at 22°C, Majorca the coolest at 16°C. The sea is 17 to 22°C.
Spain in December, place by place
Warmest first. Nowhere here averages 24°C this month. Tap a place for its full December detail.
| Destination | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Flight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran CanariaSpain (Canary Islands) | 22°C | 16°C | 22°C | 16 mm | 4h |
| TenerifeSpain (Canary Islands) | 22°C | 17°C | 22°C | 16 mm | 4h |
| LanzaroteSpain (Canary Islands) | 22°C | 16°C | 21°C | 9 mm | 3½h |
| FuerteventuraSpain (Canary Islands) | 21°C | 17°C | 20°C | 10 mm | 4h |
| MalagaSpain | 18°C | 11°C | 17°C | 51 mm | 2½h |
| SevilleSpain | 17°C | 8°C | – | 68 mm | 2½h |
| MajorcaSpain | 16°C | 10°C | 17°C | 34 mm | 2h |
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Spain in December: quick answers
Is Spain hot in December?
In December, Spain averages 16 to 22°C by day across the Canary Islands, Malaga, Seville and Majorca. Gran Canaria is the warmest at 22°C, Majorca the coolest at 16°C. The sea is 17 to 22°C. December is warm in Gran Canaria: T-shirt days, a light layer for evenings.
Where is warmest in Spain in December?
Gran Canaria, at an average high of 22°C. The driest is Lanzarote, with about 9 mm of rain.
Can you swim in the sea in Spain in December?
Yes: Tenerife (22°C), Gran Canaria (22°C) have sea temperatures of 21°C or more, comfortable without a wetsuit.
How we measured this
Spain here means the Canary Islands, Malaga, Seville and Majorca: the places we measure. Figures are averages of every day from 2016 to 2025 from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages. Rain is the average monthly total, and 150 mm or more counts as rainy season.
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