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Zante weather in December

Is it warm? No. December in Zante is cool: afternoons average 16°C and nights 12°C. Most days (80%) peak between 13°C and 18°C.

Cool · average high

16°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on almost no days.

  • Average low12°overnight
  • Sea19°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days10141 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy51% cloud · 28% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every December afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 13° and 18°.

Number of December days by daily high, 2011–2025.

December, year by year

The average December high in each year. The warmest, 2022, averaged 17°C; the coolest, 2016, 14°C.

Average December high by year: 2011: 15.4°C, 2012: 15°C, 2013: 15.1°C, 2014: 16.2°C, 2015: 15.7°C, 2016: 14.1°C, 2017: 14.6°C, 2018: 14.9°C, 2019: 16.3°C, 2020: 16.7°C, 2021: 14.8°C, 2022: 17.4°C, 2023: 16.9°C, 2024: 15.7°C, 2025: 16.4°C.

Compared with home

Average December highs. Expect rain on about 10 days (141 mm in a typical month).

  • Zante16°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin9°
  • London9°
  • Belfast8°
  • Manchester8°
  • Glasgow7°

Other months

Zante all year · Where else is hot in December

Warmer in December, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Zante is about 3h 45m.

  • Cool in Dec

    17°C average high

    avg high · 9° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

    Sea
    16°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Cool in Dec

    17°C average high

    avg high · 8° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    15°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Cool in Dec

    17°C average high

    avg high · 11° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Málaga & Costa del Sol

    Spain

    Sea
    17°
    Rain
    4 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology