Azambuja weather in December

In December, Azambuja sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 68 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Azambuja's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azambuja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 68 mm; 8.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 7:54 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Azambuja is municipal capital in Lisboa district, Portugal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical December day in Azambuja reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	16	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

Azambuja weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 7°	57	8.1	9.6	4.6
Feb	16° / 7°	45	6.5	10.5	5.4
Mar	19° / 9°	52	7.6	11.7	6.6
Apr	21° / 10°	53	8.1	13	6.8
May	24° / 13°	46	6.9	14.1	7.5
Jun	28° / 15°	11	2.6	14.7	7.5
Jul	31° / 17°	3	0.9	14.5	6.3
Aug	31° / 17°	5	1.3	13.5	6.0
Sep	28° / 16°	30	4.3	12.3	7.2
Oct	23° / 14°	70	8.7	11	7.1
Nov	18° / 10°	71	8.4	9.9	6.0
Dec	15° / 8°	68	8.3	9.3	4.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	48	48	47	47	47	46	45	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Azambuja gets around 68 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90
Comfortable (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Humid (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	90	9	1
2	91	9	0
3	91	9	0
4	91	9	0
5	91	9	0
6	91	9	0
7	91	9	0
8	91	9	0
9	91	9	0
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	91	9	0
15	91	9	0
16	91	9	0
17	91	9	0
18	91	9	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	91	9	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	90	10	0
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	90	10	0
30	90	10	0
31	90	10	0

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
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12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
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26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:42	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:54	7:55	7:55	7:56	7:56	7:57	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	7:59	7:59	7:59	8:00	8:00
Sunset (PM)	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	7:42	5:09
2	9.4	7:42	5:09
3	9.4	7:43	5:09
4	9.4	7:44	5:09
5	9.4	7:45	5:08
6	9.4	7:46	5:08
7	9.4	7:47	5:08
8	9.3	7:48	5:08
9	9.3	7:49	5:08
10	9.3	7:49	5:09
11	9.3	7:50	5:09
12	9.3	7:51	5:09
13	9.3	7:52	5:09
14	9.3	7:52	5:09
15	9.3	7:53	5:09
16	9.3	7:54	5:10
17	9.3	7:54	5:10
18	9.3	7:55	5:10
19	9.3	7:55	5:11
20	9.3	7:56	5:11
21	9.3	7:56	5:12
22	9.3	7:57	5:12
23	9.3	7:57	5:12
24	9.3	7:58	5:13
25	9.3	7:58	5:14
26	9.3	7:59	5:14
27	9.3	7:59	5:15
28	9.3	7:59	5:15
29	9.3	7:59	5:16
30	9.3	8:00	5:17
31	9.3	8:00	5:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.97 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.0	Moderate
6	2.0	Moderate
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.0	Dim
10	2.0	Dim
11	2.0	Dim
12	2.0	Dim
13	2.0	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	2.0	Dim
30	2.0	Dim
31	2.0	Dim

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Azambuja?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Azambuja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Azambuja in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Azambuja sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Azambuja in December

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	18	Cool
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Azambuja in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Azambuja peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	8	7	9	9	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Azambuja?

Azambuja sits at 39.1°N, 8.9°W, 25 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Vila Franca de Xira, 17 km away.

Topography around Azambuja

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Azambuja.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azambuja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m.

The land around Azambuja is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (31%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), trees (28%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

110 m

cropland 39%

16 km

282 m

cropland 35%

80 km

674 m

grassland 35%

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← November Azambuja year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Vila Franca de Xira 17 km · Santarém 24 km · Vialonga 29 km · Póvoa de Santa Iria 29 km · Santa Iria da Azóia 32 km · Torres Vedras 34 km · São João da Talha 34 km · Loures 37 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 60% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $32,082; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 8.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 612
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Azambuja (39.0703°, -8.8682°, elevation 25 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	16	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	90	9	1
2	91	9	0
3	91	9	0
4	91	9	0
5	91	9	0
6	91	9	0
7	91	9	0
8	91	9	0
9	91	9	0
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	91	9	0
15	91	9	0
16	91	9	0
17	91	9	0
18	91	9	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	91	9	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	90	10	0
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	90	10	0
30	90	10	0
31	90	10	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	16	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	90	9	1
2	91	9	0
3	91	9	0
4	91	9	0
5	91	9	0
6	91	9	0
7	91	9	0
8	91	9	0
9	91	9	0
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	91	9	0
15	91	9	0
16	91	9	0
17	91	9	0
18	91	9	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	91	9	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	90	10	0
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	90	10	0
30	90	10	0
31	90	10	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	16	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	90	9	1
2	91	9	0
3	91	9	0
4	91	9	0
5	91	9	0
6	91	9	0
7	91	9	0
8	91	9	0
9	91	9	0
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	91	9	0
15	91	9	0
16	91	9	0
17	91	9	0
18	91	9	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	91	9	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	90	10	0
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	90	10	0
30	90	10	0
31	90	10	0