Arona weather in December

In December, Arona sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Arona's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:56 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
35%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Arona is cultural property in Arona, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.9 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical December day in Arona reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Arona weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 17°214.810.47.0
Feb18° / 16°264.8117.1
Mar18° / 17°245.511.87.1
Apr18° / 17°185.112.77.2
May20° / 18°103.313.47.8
Jun21° / 20°51.813.78.6
Jul23° / 21°10.413.69.6
Aug24° / 22°20.6139.6
Sep23° / 22°11312.28.7
Oct22° / 21°266.511.37.7
Nov21° / 19°236.710.67.2
Dec19° / 18°406.210.27.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Arona gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.2 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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523
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722
821
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1519
1619
1719
1818
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2018
2118
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12453212
22454202
32555191
42556181
52655181
62755171
72755171
82855161
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102954161
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274344131
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304642110
314742100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:466:07
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510.37:496:07
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2010.27:586:11
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
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33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Arona

In seasonPeak

None of Arona's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Arona sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Arona sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Arona?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Arona for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Arona in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Arona sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 18°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Arona in December

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 9 to Jan 10 — about 8.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Arona in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arona peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arona?

Arona sits at 28.1°N, 16.7°W, 632 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Adeje, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Arona

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arona.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arona has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m around an average of 595 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,670 m.

The land around Arona is covered by grassland (44%) and shrubs (40%) within 3 km, water (33%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
958 m
16 km
2,709 m
80 km
3,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Adeje 5.0 km · San Miguel De Abona 6.0 km · Granadilla de Abona 11 km · San Isidro 12 km · Guía de Isora 16 km · Icod de los Vinos 30 km · Realejo Alto 32 km · Los Realejos 33 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Arona (28.0996°, -16.681°, elevation 632 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).