Marbella weather in December

In December, Marbella sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 116 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Marbella's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marbella's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 116 mm; 9.1 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 8:30 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 12th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Marbella is innhabited place in Marbella, Spain.

Air quality: Moderate; PM10 34.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical December day in Marbella reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	10
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	10
26	14	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

Marbella weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 9°	84	9	9.8	4.1
Feb	14° / 9°	73	7.5	10.6	4.4
Mar	15° / 11°	80	7.9	11.7	5.1
Apr	17° / 12°	54	7.1	12.9	6.0
May	19° / 15°	33	5.3	13.9	7.3
Jun	23° / 18°	9	1.5	14.4	8.9
Jul	26° / 20°	1	0.2	14.2	9.4
Aug	26° / 21°	5	0.9	13.4	9.0
Sep	23° / 19°	31	3.7	12.2	8.4
Oct	20° / 16°	77	7.6	11.1	6.9
Nov	16° / 12°	93	8.1	10.1	5.6
Dec	14° / 10°	116	9.1	9.6	4.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	59	58	58	59	59	58	57	57	57	58	57	57	56	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	60
Cloudier (%)	41	42	42	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	43	43	44	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Marbella gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	29
30	29
31	29

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	97	3

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:19	8:20	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:25	8:26	8:27	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:30	8:30	8:31	8:31	8:32	8:32	8:33	8:33	8:34	8:34	8:35	8:35	8:35	8:36	8:36	8:36	8:37
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	8:19	6:00
2	9.7	8:20	6:00
3	9.7	8:20	6:00
4	9.6	8:21	6:00
5	9.6	8:22	6:00
6	9.6	8:23	6:00
7	9.6	8:24	6:00
8	9.6	8:25	6:00
9	9.6	8:25	6:00
10	9.6	8:26	6:00
11	9.6	8:27	6:00
12	9.5	8:27	6:00
13	9.5	8:28	6:00
14	9.5	8:29	6:01
15	9.5	8:30	6:01
16	9.5	8:30	6:01
17	9.5	8:31	6:02
18	9.5	8:31	6:02
19	9.5	8:32	6:02
20	9.5	8:32	6:03
21	9.5	8:33	6:03
22	9.5	8:33	6:04
23	9.5	8:34	6:04
24	9.5	8:34	6:05
25	9.5	8:35	6:05
26	9.5	8:35	6:06
27	9.5	8:35	6:06
28	9.5	8:36	6:07
29	9.5	8:36	6:08
30	9.5	8:36	6:08
31	9.5	8:37	6:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Marbella

In seasonPeak

In December, Marbella sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Marbella's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Marbella?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Marbella for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marbella in December

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

In December, Marbella sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Marbella in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 29 to Oct 3 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	17	19	21	22	21	19	17	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Marbella in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marbella peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	7	9	7	8	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Marbella?

Marbella sits at 36.5°N, 4.9°W, 57 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Pedro Alcántara, 10 km away.

Topography around Marbella

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marbella has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,359 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,886 m.

The land around Marbella is covered by water (31%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (38%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (33%), trees (29%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

571 m

water 31%

16 km

1,359 m

water 38%

80 km

1,886 m

water 33%

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← November Marbella year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: San Pedro Alcántara 10 km · Coín 20 km · Alhaurín el Grande 23 km · Fuengirola 23 km · Mijas 24 km · Estepona 25 km · Benalmádena 29 km · Cártama 31 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

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 Marbella (36.5154°, -4.8858°, elevation 57 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	10
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	10
26	14	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	10
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	10
26	14	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	10
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	10
26	14	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	97	3