Albacete weather in December

In December, Albacete sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Albacete's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albacete's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 33 mm; 5.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 8:25 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 11th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Albacete is city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1241

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 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Albacete reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2

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

How December really feels in Albacete

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Albacete weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 2°	28	5.3	0.7	9.6	3.1
Feb	13° / 3°	25	5	0.6	10.5	4.0
Mar	16° / 5°	39	6.3	0.3	11.7	5.6
Apr	19° / 7°	43	7.3	0.1	13	6.5
May	23° / 11°	38	6.4	0	14.1	7.5
Jun	29° / 16°	21	3.8	0	14.7	6.6
Jul	33° / 19°	7	1.9	0	14.5	4.5
Aug	32° / 19°	18	3.5	0	13.5	4.8
Sep	27° / 15°	35	5.4	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	21° / 11°	35	6.1	0	11	7.2
Nov	15° / 6°	37	6	0.2	9.9	5.0
Dec	12° / 3°	33	5.7	0.6	9.3	3.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	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 (%)	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Albacete gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 8:13 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:50 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	9.4	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
Sunrise (AM)	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:25	8:26	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:28	8:29	8:29	8:29	8:30	8:30	8:31	8:31	8:31	8:31	8:32
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	8:13	5:41
2	9.4	8:14	5:41
3	9.4	8:15	5:41
4	9.4	8:16	5:41
5	9.4	8:17	5:41
6	9.4	8:18	5:41
7	9.4	8:19	5:41
8	9.4	8:19	5:41
9	9.3	8:20	5:41
10	9.3	8:21	5:41
11	9.3	8:22	5:41
12	9.3	8:23	5:41
13	9.3	8:23	5:41
14	9.3	8:24	5:41
15	9.3	8:25	5:42
16	9.3	8:25	5:42
17	9.3	8:26	5:42
18	9.3	8:26	5:43
19	9.3	8:27	5:43
20	9.3	8:28	5:43
21	9.3	8:28	5:44
22	9.3	8:29	5:44
23	9.3	8:29	5:45
24	9.3	8:29	5:45
25	9.3	8:30	5:46
26	9.3	8:30	5:46
27	9.3	8:31	5:47
28	9.3	8:31	5:48
29	9.3	8:31	5:48
30	9.3	8:31	5:49
31	9.3	8:32	5:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.1 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.1 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)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Albacete?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Albacete.

What to pack for Albacete in December

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

In December, Albacete sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Albacete 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 Albacete peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	11	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Albacete?

Albacete sits at 39.0°N, 1.9°W, 695 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Roda, 35 km away.

Topography around Albacete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albacete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,449 m.

The land around Albacete is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

304 m

cropland 72%

80 km

1,449 m

cropland 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

December weather nearby: La Roda 35 km · Hellín 55 km · Almansa 67 km · Villarrobledo 71 km · Jumilla 74 km · Yecla 77 km · Requena 85 km · Cieza 92 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $38,627; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 540
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 Albacete (38.9942°, -1.8564°, elevation 695 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. 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	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	11	3
19	11	3
20	11	3
21	11	3
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	11	3
25	11	3
26	11	3
27	11	3
28	11	2
29	11	2
30	11	2
31	11	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100