Weekly note

Spain in December

7 of the 7 destinations in Spain are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 6 good, 1 ok.

None of these has December as a sweet spot; the 6 labelled good are the best of the month: Barcelona, Valencia, Málaga, Tenerife, Mallorca and Seville.

Ranked for December

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Barcelona good 15° cool 4d £88 15C max, 4 rainy days
2 Valencia good 17° cool 3d — 17C max, 3 rainy days
3 Málaga good 18° 5d — 18C max, 5 rainy days
4 Tenerife goodbusy 22° 1d — busier than usual
5 Mallorca good 16° cool 5d — 16C max, 5 rainy days
6 Seville good 17° cool 5d — 17C max, 5 rainy days
7 Madrid ok 11° cool 5d £133 11C max, 5 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for December departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for December departures.

Other months for Spain

December elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Spain as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.