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Gran Canaria weather in December

Is it warm? Mostly. December in Gran Canaria is mild: afternoons average 22°C and nights 17°C. Most days (80%) peak between 20°C and 24°C.

Mild · average high

22°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on about nine in ten days.

  • Average low17°overnight
  • Sea22°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days17 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud35% cloud · 51% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every December afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 20° and 24°.

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

December, year by year

The average December high in each year. The warmest, 2022, averaged 23°C; the coolest, 2014, 21°C.

Average December high by year: 2011: 21°C, 2012: 21.6°C, 2013: 20.7°C, 2014: 20.5°C, 2015: 22.7°C, 2016: 21°C, 2017: 20.7°C, 2018: 22.5°C, 2019: 22°C, 2020: 21.1°C, 2021: 21.5°C, 2022: 22.9°C, 2023: 22.8°C, 2024: 22.7°C, 2025: 21.8°C.

Compared with home

Average December highs. Expect rain on about 1 day (7 mm in a typical month).

  • Gran Canaria22°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin9°
  • London9°
  • Belfast8°
  • Manchester8°
  • Glasgow7°

Other months

Gran Canaria all year · Where else is hot in December

Other warm places in December

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Gran Canaria is about 4h.

  • Warm in Dec

    24°C average high

    avg high · 14° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Sharm el-Sheikh

    Egypt

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Dec

    25°C average high

    avg high · 22° at night

    25°C+ on 5 in 10 days

    Sal

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Dec

    26°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on 8 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 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