Valencia in December
Around 12 °C by day, sea 16.5 °C. Too cold to swim. Quieter than the peak: 3 out of 5 against 4.
December in Valencia is 12 °C by day and 16.5 °C in the sea. Load is 3 out of 5: the city works as usual, while in the resort towns of Gandia and Cullera nearby December load is 1 out of 5.
December is a good month to test two things at once. Light first: the day is at its shortest, and a flat with north-facing windows will show exactly what it is. Water second: there are 55 rainy days a year and the autumn and winter downpours can be heavy. Look at how the street and the entrance handle them, and ask the neighbours rather than the agent. Winter liveability 5 out of 5 and living without a car 5 out of 5 — the top score on both, and in December that is not theory.
Towns nearby in December
| Town | Air | Sea | Busy | Winter | €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 12 | 16.5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2 957appraised |
| Sagunto | 12 | 16.5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 1 612appraised |
| Gandía | 12 | 16.5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 1 758appraised |
| Cullera | 12 | 16.5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 2 391asking |
The winter column is a 1-to-5 score: how many cafés, hotels and shops run in January compared with the best month of the year. Where a village has no government figure of its own, it is our estimate. Tourists never notice; anyone who moved does.
Rain days and humidity are annual here, not monthly: 55 rainy days a year, 65% humidity in winter. We have no monthly normals yet and will not invent a split.