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Weather in December in São Jorge Island

Planning a getaway to São Jorge Island this December and curious about the weather you should prepare for? Discover all the vital details you need on this page, solving your puzzle:

What is the weather like in São Jorge Island in December?

São Jorge Island is a region in Portugal. December in São Jorge Island generally has pleasant temperatures, with high precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect pleasant maximum daytime temperatures of around 18°C and nighttime temperatures around 15°C in Velas.

Precipitation

December is a rainy month with an average rainfall of around 121 mm in Velas. Looking at the climate data spanning the last 30 years, this month sees the heaviest rainfall of the year in Velas.

For a closer look at December's conditions in São Jorge Island, see the map below. For a more detailed look at São Jorge Island's yearly weather, check out our São Jorge Island climate page.

Where to go in São Jorge Island in December

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the São Jorge Island on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in December for the 2 most popular destinations in São Jorge Island?

Velas

In December Velas generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 18°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 15°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Velas
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
20°C 
17°C 
82 mm 
19 days 
18°C 
15°C 
121 mm 
19 days 
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17°C 
14°C 
94 mm 
20 days 
Climate in Velas

Calheta

In December Calheta generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 18°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 15°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Calheta
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
19°C 
17°C 
82 mm 
19 days 
18°C 
15°C 
123 mm 
19 days 
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17°C 
14°C 
93 mm 
20 days 
Climate in Calheta

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in São Jorge Island, in Portugal.

Is December the best time to visit São Jorge Island?

In our opinion, December may not be the ideal time to visit São Jorge Island due to the typically tolerable weather in Velas.

Generally speaking, June, July, August, September, October and November provide perfect weather in Velas. In contrast, January, February, March, April and December tend to have tolerable weather conditions.

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