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🇬🇷 Weather in Fira in December

This is what the weather in Fira (Santorini, Greece) was like in December in 2016–2025.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Sunny

Avg. daytime high

16.7 °C

13.7 °C – 18.4 °C

Avg. night-time low

14.9 °C

11.8 °C – 16.7 °C

Avg. rain days in period

12.8

41 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

86.5 mm

38.8 mm – 161 mm

Avg. cloud cover

53 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 20.4 °C (2 Dec 2023) · Lowest temperature 8.1 °C (14 Dec 2016) · Avg. daily peak wind 32 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 77Sunny
  • 73Partly cloudy
  • 32Cloudy
  • 73Light rain
  • 55Rain

Summary

  • On average 16.7 °C during the day and 14.9 °C at night.
  • On average 12.8 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 86.5 mm of precipitation in total.
  • Prevailing: Sunny.
  • Warmest year: 2023 (avg. 18.4 °C), coolest: 2016 (avg. 13.7 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2024 (161 mm), driest: 2016 (38.8 mm).
  • Extremes: 20.4 °C on 2 Dec 2023 and 8.1 °C on 14 Dec 2016.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Charts

Temperatures per year

Average over your travel period

Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2025

    Sunny
    Avg. max17.5°Avg. min15.6°
    Rain days
    12 Rain days
    Precipitation
    68.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    43 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 20.1 °C · Min 12.5 °C

  • 2024

    Rain
    Avg. max17.0°Avg. min15.3°
    Rain days
    21 Rain days
    Precipitation
    161 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    56 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 19.4 °C · Min 11.3 °C

  • 2023

    Sunny
    Avg. max18.4°Avg. min16.7°
    Rain days
    10 Rain days
    Precipitation
    65.9 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    47 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 20.4 °C · Min 13.7 °C

  • 2022

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max17.4°Avg. min15.8°
    Rain days
    7 Rain days
    Precipitation
    39.3 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    42 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 19.4 °C · Min 11.6 °C

  • 2021

    Rain
    Avg. max16.2°Avg. min14.3°
    Rain days
    15 Rain days
    Precipitation
    127 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    59 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 19.1 °C · Min 9.5 °C

  • 2020

    Sunny
    Avg. max17.5°Avg. min16.1°
    Rain days
    13 Rain days
    Precipitation
    101 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    47 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 19.4 °C · Min 13.8 °C

  • 2019

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max17.1°Avg. min15.1°
    Rain days
    11 Rain days
    Precipitation
    83.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    60 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 20.0 °C · Min 8.9 °C

  • 2018

    Light rain
    Avg. max15.4°Avg. min13.2°
    Rain days
    13 Rain days
    Precipitation
    97.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    63 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 18.5 °C · Min 9.8 °C

  • 2017

    Light rain
    Avg. max16.5°Avg. min14.7°
    Rain days
    13 Rain days
    Precipitation
    83.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    52 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 19.4 °C · Min 10.1 °C

  • 2016

    Light rain
    Avg. max13.7°Avg. min11.8°
    Rain days
    13 Rain days
    Precipitation
    38.8 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    60 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 18.2 °C · Min 8.1 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Fira in December?
Daytime highs averaged 16.7 °C, night-time lows 14.9 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 20.4 °C (2 Dec 2023), the lowest 8.1 °C (14 Dec 2016).
How often does it rain in Fira in December?
On average there were 12.8 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 86.5 mm of precipitation in total.

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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)
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