Alcázar de San Juan weather in December

In December, Alcázar de San Juan sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alcázar de San Juan's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alcázar de San Juan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:32 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Alcázar de San Juan is capital of Alcázar de San Juan 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 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Alcázar de San Juan reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3124
4124
5124
6124
7123
8123
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28113
29112
30112
31112

How December really feels in Alcázar de San Juan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Alcázar de San Juan weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 306.60.59.52.8
Feb13° / 2960.410.53.9
Mar17° / 356.70.211.75.8
Apr19° / 448.10.1136.5
May24° / 12°397.1014.17.4
Jun30° / 17°193.9014.76.0
Jul34° / 20°71.7014.53.8
Aug34° / 19°102.2013.54.2
Sep28° / 15°223.9012.37.1
Oct21° / 11°447.10117.1
Nov15° / 426.509.84.8
Dec11° / 416.80.49.33.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
55050
64951
74951
84951
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144951
154951
164951
174951
185050
195149
205149
215248
225149
235149
245248
255248
265248
275149
285248
295248
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Alcázar de San Juan gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1231
2231
3231
4231
5222
6222
7222
8222
9222
10222
11222
12212
13212
14211
15211
16211
17211
18211
19211
20211
21211
22211
23211
24211
25211
26211
27211
28211
29211
30211
31211

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:20 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:205:45
29.48:215:45
39.48:225:45
49.48:235:45
59.48:235:45
69.38:245:45
79.38:255:45
89.38:265:45
99.38:275:45
109.38:285:45
119.38:285:45
129.38:295:45
139.38:305:45
149.38:315:46
159.28:315:46
169.28:325:46
179.28:335:46
189.28:335:47
199.28:345:47
209.28:345:47
219.28:355:48
229.28:355:48
239.28:365:49
249.28:365:49
259.28:375:50
269.28:375:50
279.28:375:51
289.28:385:52
299.28:385:52
309.38:385:53
319.38:385:54

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 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Dim
212.0Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Alcázar de San Juan?

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

3.1
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 Alcázar de San Juan.

What to pack for Alcázar de San Juan in December

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

In December, Alcázar de San Juan sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Alcázar de San Juan 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 Alcázar de San Juan peaks around July 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alcázar de San Juan?

Alcázar de San Juan sits at 39.4°N, 3.2°W, 644 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Campo de Criptana, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Alcázar de San Juan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alcázar de San Juan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcázar de San Juan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Alcázar de San Juan is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
822 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Campo de Criptana 7.0 km · Tomelloso 30 km · Manzanares 46 km · La Solana 50 km · Daimiel 50 km · Villarrobledo 54 km · Tarancón 71 km · Valdepeñas 71 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 Alcázar de San Juan (39.3901°, -3.2083°, elevation 644 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).