Alcalá la Real in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Alcalá la Real sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 210 mm of precipitation over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Alcalá la Real's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Alcalá la Real's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 2°C
- Precipitation
- 210 mm
- 27 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.6
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Alcalá la Real in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Alcalá la Real reaches about 13°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Alcalá la Real
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Alcalá la Real weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 2° | 67 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 13° / 3° | 64 | 9 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 16° / 5° | 71 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 18° / 7° | 68 | 10.2 | 0 | 12.9 | 6.0 |
| May | 23° / 11° | 52 | 7.8 | 0 | 14 | 7.3 |
| Jun | 28° / 15° | 22 | 3.5 | 0 | 14.5 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 32° / 18° | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 14.3 | 5.6 |
| Aug | 32° / 18° | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 13.4 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 27° / 15° | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 21° / 11° | 63 | 8.4 | 0 | 11 | 6.9 |
| Nov | 15° / 6° | 75 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 10 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 13° / 3° | 79 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 3.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Alcalá la Real gets around 210 mm of rain and snow over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Alcalá la Real?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alcalá la Real.
What to pack for Alcalá la Real in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Alcalá la Real sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 27 days see rain.
UV index in Alcalá la Real in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alcalá la Real peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).
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) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | Very high |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Where is Alcalá la Real?
Alcalá la Real sits at 37.5°N, 3.9°W, 918 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Priego de Córdoba, 24 km away.
Topography around Alcalá la Real
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alcalá la Real.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcalá la Real has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 918 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,447 m.
The land around Alcalá la Real is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (24%) within 80 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 Alcalá la Real (37.4614°, -3.923°, elevation 918 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.