🇪🇸 Weather in Marbella in December
This is what the weather in Marbella (Costa del Sol, Spain) was like in December in 2016–2025.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
16.4 °C
15.2 °C – 18.1 °C
Avg. night-time low
10.6 °C
9.0 °C – 12.8 °C
Avg. rain days in period
8.9
29 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
73.2 mm
9.8 mm – 166 mm
Avg. cloud cover
61 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
16.0 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 24.0 °C (11 Dec 2023) · Lowest temperature 4.5 °C (31 Dec 2020) · Avg. daily peak wind 23 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 23Sunny
- 161Partly cloudy
- 37Cloudy
- 44Light rain
- 45Rain
Summary
- On average 16.4 °C during the day and 10.6 °C at night.
- On average 8.9 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 73.2 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 16.0 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2022 (avg. 18.1 °C), coolest: 2016 (avg. 15.2 °C).
- Wettest year: 2022 (166 mm), driest: 2018 (9.8 mm).
- Extremes: 24.0 °C on 11 Dec 2023 and 4.5 °C on 31 Dec 2020.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2025
Avg. max15.3°Avg. min10.3°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 129 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 72 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.4 °C
Max 19.3 °C · Min 5.9 °C
2024
Avg. max16.6°Avg. min10.8°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 33.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 58 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.9 °C
Max 21.9 °C · Min 6.1 °C
2023
Avg. max17.2°Avg. min10.1°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 23.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 57 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 15.2 °C
Max 24.0 °C · Min 6.0 °C
2022
Avg. max18.1°Avg. min12.8°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 166 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.0 °C
Max 21.3 °C · Min 10.6 °C
2021
Avg. max16.7°Avg. min10.7°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 75.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 15.2 °C
Max 21.8 °C · Min 6.6 °C
2020
Avg. max15.9°Avg. min10.1°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 35.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 55 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.3 °C
Max 19.5 °C · Min 4.5 °C
2019
Avg. max16.4°Avg. min10.7°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 78.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 15.3 °C
Max 20.4 °C · Min 6.1 °C
2018
Avg. max17.0°Avg. min10.4°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 9.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 55 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.1 °C
Max 23.2 °C · Min 7.7 °C
2017
Avg. max15.5°Avg. min9.0°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 38.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 52 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 15.5 °C
Max 20.0 °C · Min 4.7 °C
2016
Avg. max15.2°Avg. min11.0°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 143 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.4 °C
Max 18.1 °C · Min 7.0 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Marbella in December?
- Daytime highs averaged 16.4 °C, night-time lows 10.6 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 24.0 °C (11 Dec 2023), the lowest 4.5 °C (31 Dec 2020).
- How often does it rain in Marbella in December?
- On average there were 8.9 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 73.2 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Marbella in December?
- The sea temperature averaged 16.0 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 3 km from the location (36.480, -4.880)
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