Granada weather in December
December in Granada: hot, dry, with clean air — a great time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#3 of 12 months in Granada · #516 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 78/100 (tier B)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 24°C
- Wet days
- 5
- Sun
- 10.4 h
- Humidity
- 76%
- Daylight
- 11 h
Traveller notes on Granada in December
Other months in Granada
Granada's forum makes clear July's rainy season here isn't a monsoon: rain shows up on maybe four or five days a week, usually a short, heavy burst of two or three hours rather than an all-day soak, and posters said it genuinely doesn't get in the way of sightseeing or day trips. Hot, partly cloudy days with the occasional spectacular thunderstorm is the typical pattern, and the payoff is a country turning noticeably green compared to the dry months. The one real downside forum regulars flagged: bugs are at their worst early in the rainy season.
Forum posters describe January nights typically in the low-to-mid-70sF, warming to the upper-80s to low-90sF by day - genuinely hot, with Granada named by posters as one of the hottest cities in the country on average. Posters consistently call this the dry season here: the surrounding landscape turns brown and dusty, a sharp contrast to the lush green of the wetter months. Posters recommend the November-January stretch as the best overall window for a first visit to Granada and Nicaragua generally, though they note conditions keep warming through January itself - by the back half of the month, several posters mention needing a fan overnight as nights stop cooling off as much as earlier in the month.
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Granada climate normals — December
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Granada in December
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyLa Gritería, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Granada's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Best weatherGranada's weather peaks December–February, best around January.
December includes La Gritería.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Granada in December
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Dry season
1 Dec – 30 Apr · usuallyThe rains stop hard here rather than tailing off, and the tracks up Mombacho dry out. By March the countryside is brown, the dust sits on the colonial fronts and the wind off the lake gets up most afternoons.
- Festival
La Gritería
7–8 DecReligious feastCrowdedOn the evening of the seventh Granada puts its altars to the Virgin out on the street rather than indoors, and children go door to door singing for sweets. Firecrackers go off until the small hours. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Granada — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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Granada in December — FAQ
- Is December a good time to visit Granada?
- December in Granada: hot, dry, with clean air — a great time to visit. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Granada on SeasonMap's comfort score (78/100).
- What is the weather like in Granada in December?
- In December, Granada averages a daily high of 28.9°C and a low of 24°C, with about 24 mm of rain over roughly 5.3 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Granada in December?
- Granada has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 26 in December.
Within 300 km: Nosara's Arribada at Ostional around 1 Jul – 31 Dec, and Jacó's Olive ridley nesting around 15 Aug – 15 Dec.