Alboraya weather in December

In December, Alboraya sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 49% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alboraya's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alboraya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:21 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
45%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Alboraya is capital of Alboraya Municipality, Spain.

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

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 Alboraya reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 5°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 about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11611
21611
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41611
51611
61611
71611
81610
91610
101610
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28159
29159
30159
31159

Alboraya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 364.79.55.1
Feb15° / 284.510.45.3
Mar17° / 11°354.611.76.2
Apr19° / 13°355.3136.9
May22° / 17°274.314.17.8
Jun26° / 20°152.714.78.4
Jul28° / 23°71.414.57.9
Aug29° / 24°233.913.67.0
Sep26° / 21°617.112.37.5
Oct23° / 17°586.4117.5
Nov18° / 13°475.89.86.7
Dec15° / 10°395.69.35.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196337
206436
216436
226436
236535
246436
256436
266535
276535
286436
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Alboraya gets around 39 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
419
520
620
720
820
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1719
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2317
2416
2516
2615
2715
2815
2914
3014
3113

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3973
4973
5982
6982
7982
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 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 8:09 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:095:34
29.48:105:33
39.48:115:33
49.48:115:33
59.38:125:33
69.38:135:33
79.38:145:33
89.38:155:33
99.38:165:33
109.38:175:33
119.38:175:33
129.38:185:33
139.28:195:34
149.28:195:34
159.28:205:34
169.28:215:34
179.28:215:35
189.28:225:35
199.28:235:35
209.28:235:36
219.28:245:36
229.28:245:37
239.28:255:37
249.28:255:38
259.28:255:38
269.28:265:39
279.28:265:39
289.28:265:40
299.28:275:41
309.28:275:41
319.28:275:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Alboraya?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Alboraya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alboraya in December

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

In December, Alboraya sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Alboraya in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 2 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Alboraya 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 Alboraya peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alboraya?

Alboraya sits at 39.5°N, 0.3°W, 10 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Valencia, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Alboraya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alboraya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,769 m.

The land around Alboraya is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
1,769 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Valencia 4.0 km · Burjassot 6.0 km · Moncada 6.0 km · Mislata 6.0 km · Xirivella 8.0 km · Massamagrell 8.0 km · Paterna 8.0 km · Quart de Poblet 8.0 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
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Alboraya (39.5°, -0.35°, elevation 10 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).