Vélez-Málaga weather in December

In December, Vélez-Málaga sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 9.5 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 44% 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 Vélez-Málaga's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vélez-Málaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 72 mm; 7.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 8:28 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 12th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Vélez-Málaga is capital of Vélez-Málaga Municipality, Spain.

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 Vélez-Málaga reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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	14	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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Vélez-Málaga 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	13° / 10°	56	7.3	9.8	4.2
Feb	14° / 10°	48	7.1	10.6	4.3
Mar	15° / 12°	51	6.8	11.7	5.1
Apr	16° / 13°	38	6.7	12.9	5.8
May	19° / 16°	24	4.8	13.9	7.2
Jun	22° / 19°	9	1.3	14.5	8.8
Jul	25° / 21°	1	0.2	14.3	9.4
Aug	26° / 22°	3	0.6	13.4	9.1
Sep	23° / 20°	19	3.2	12.2	8.4
Oct	20° / 17°	54	6.3	11	7.0
Nov	16° / 13°	68	7	10	5.7
Dec	14° / 11°	72	7.6	9.5	4.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 41%.

	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 (%)	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	62
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Vélez-Málaga gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 27% 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 (%)	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	23	23

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

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 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	98	2

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	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 8:16 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:05 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	9.6	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	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:24	8:25	8:26	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:28	8:29	8:30	8:30	8:31	8:31	8:31	8:32	8:32	8:33	8:33	8:33	8:34	8:34	8:34
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	8:16	5:56
2	9.6	8:17	5:56
3	9.6	8:18	5:56
4	9.6	8:19	5:56
5	9.6	8:20	5:56
6	9.6	8:21	5:56
7	9.6	8:21	5:56
8	9.6	8:22	5:56
9	9.6	8:23	5:56
10	9.5	8:24	5:56
11	9.5	8:24	5:56
12	9.5	8:25	5:56
13	9.5	8:26	5:57
14	9.5	8:26	5:57
15	9.5	8:27	5:57
16	9.5	8:28	5:57
17	9.5	8:28	5:58
18	9.5	8:29	5:58
19	9.5	8:30	5:58
20	9.5	8:30	5:59
21	9.5	8:31	5:59
22	9.5	8:31	6:00
23	9.5	8:31	6:00
24	9.5	8:32	6:01
25	9.5	8:32	6:01
26	9.5	8:33	6:02
27	9.5	8:33	6:02
28	9.5	8:33	6:03
29	9.5	8:34	6:04
30	9.5	8:34	6:04
31	9.5	8:34	6:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.36 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.36 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	2.5	2.4	2.4	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	2.4	2.4	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	2.5	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	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	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	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Vélez-Málaga?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Vélez-Málaga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vélez-Málaga in December

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

In December, Vélez-Málaga sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Vélez-Málaga 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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 18 to Oct 10 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	18	20	22	24	22	20	17	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Vélez-Málaga 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 Vélez-Málaga peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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

Location & terrain

Where is Vélez-Málaga?

Vélez-Málaga sits at 36.8°N, 4.1°W, 62 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Torre del Mar, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Vélez-Málaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vélez-Málaga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,066 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,447 m.

The land around Vélez-Málaga is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, water (28%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), water (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

363 m

trees 47%

16 km

2,066 m

water 28%

80 km

3,447 m

trees 31%

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

December weather nearby: Torre del Mar 4.0 km · Torrox 14 km · Rincón de la Victoria 17 km · Nerja 21 km · Malaga 29 km · Almuñécar 37 km · Torremolinos 40 km · Alhaurín de la Torre 43 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 Vélez-Málaga (36.7811°, -4.1027°, elevation 62 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	12
2	15	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	15	12
8	15	11
9	14	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	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11
31	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	98	2