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Loulé in December
In December, Loulé averages a daytime high of 16 °C and a night-time low of 9 °C, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Loulé's most comfortable months, March to October.
- Average high
- 16 °C
- Average low
- 9 °C
- Rain in the month
- 96 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 9 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 98
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Loulé
December is tied for the 10th warmest month in Loulé by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 15 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 8 °C to 18 °C. By day, December is 2 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C cooler than December.
December brings 96 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 48 mm (572 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 9 h 40 min, against 9 h 40 min at the shortest and 14 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 °C | 8 °C | 81 mm | |
| February | 16 °C | 8 °C | 56 mm | |
| March | 19 °C | 10 °C | 60 mm | Yes |
| April | 20 °C | 11 °C | 47 mm | Yes |
| May | 23 °C | 13 °C | 39 mm | Yes |
| June | 26 °C | 16 °C | 10 mm | Yes |
| July | 29 °C | 18 °C | 2 mm | Yes |
| August | 29 °C | 18 °C | 3 mm | Yes |
| September | 27 °C | 17 °C | 24 mm | Yes |
| October | 23 °C | 14 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| November | 19 °C | 11 °C | 83 mm | |
| December | 16 °C | 9 °C | 96 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Loulé?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 16 °C is below 18 °C and about 96 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Loulé are March to October; the nearest are October, before, and March, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Portugal in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Loulé
This guide lists 98 places to stay in Loulé, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 1; 3–10 km, 14; 10 km or more, 83.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.