Marbella weather in December
The most rainy days of any month in the record, and the least sunshine, 160 hours over the whole month.
December closes the year at its wettest by day count, AEMET's normal records 6.6 days of rain, the most of any month, for a total of 100mm that ties November for the year's highest. Sunshine is at its lowest point too, 160 hours across the month. The daytime high still averages 17.5°C, close to January's, rounding the year back to where it started.
Questions
What's the weather like in Marbella in December?
Expect a daytime high around 17.5°C and an overnight low near 8.9°C, averaging 13.2°C across the month, AEMET's 1981–2010 normal for the Málaga Airport station, the nearest full weather station to Marbella.
Does it rain in Marbella in December?
December averages 6.6 days with at least 1mm of rain and 100mm in total, the wettest by number of rainy days of any month, and level with November on total rainfall.
How much sunshine does Marbella get in December?
AEMET's normal for December is 160 hours of sunshine across the month, the lowest total of any month in the record.
Every figure on this page is AEMET's own published 1981–2010 climate normal for the Málaga Airport station, the nearest station to Marbella with a full climate record; Marbella itself has none. Nothing here is forecast, estimated, or extrapolated.
AEMET (Spain's State Meteorological Agency), Málaga Airport station, 1981-2010 normals. Read 20 August 2026. View the data at AEMET · AEMET's data licence