Puerto del Rosario weather in December

In December, Puerto del Rosario sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2.7 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 51% 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 Puerto del Rosario's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto del Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:46 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Puerto del Rosario is capital of Puerto del Rosario Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.4 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 Puerto del Rosario 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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Puerto del Rosario 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°102.110.47.2
Feb18° / 16°102.4117.1
Mar18° / 17°81.511.87.5
Apr19° / 17°40.912.77.6
May20° / 18°10.313.47.9
Jun21° / 19°0013.88.3
Jul22° / 21°0013.68.7
Aug23° / 21°00138.9
Sep23° / 22°40.612.28.8
Oct22° / 21°10211.38.3
Nov21° / 20°91.910.67.8
Dec19° / 18°182.710.27.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. 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

Puerto del Rosario gets around 18 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12749222
22849212
32850202
42850202
52851192
62950192
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Wind in December

Winds average 22 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 7:36 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:365:55
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410.37:385:55
510.37:395:55
610.37:395:55
710.37:405:55
810.27:415:55
910.27:415:56
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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 3.38 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
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33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
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63.4Moderate
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Puerto del Rosario

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto del Rosario sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Puerto del Rosario?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Puerto del Rosario for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto del Rosario in December

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

In December, Puerto del Rosario sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: a windbreaker.

a windbreaker

Sea temperature near Puerto del Rosario in December

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 14 km away) is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Dec 19 — about 6.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Puerto del Rosario in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto del Rosario peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto del Rosario?

Puerto del Rosario sits at 28.5°N, 13.9°W, 43 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Oliva, 14 km away.

Topography around Puerto del Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Puerto del Rosario is covered by bare terrain (49%) and water (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
662 m
80 km
759 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: La Oliva 14 km · Pájara 29 km · Puerto del Carmen 51 km · Yaiza 52 km · Tías 55 km · Arrecife 60 km · San Bartolomé 61 km · Teguise 69 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 Puerto del Rosario (28.5004°, -13.8627°, elevation 43 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).