Altea weather in December

In December, Altea sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Altea's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altea's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 40 mm; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 8:17 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Altea is capital town of the municipality of Altea, Spain.

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 16°C through the month.

A typical December day in Altea reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than 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)	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10

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

Altea 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 10°	39	5.3	9.6	5.2
Feb	15° / 10°	29	4.9	10.5	5.3
Mar	17° / 12°	31	4.9	11.7	6.1
Apr	18° / 13°	35	5.2	13	6.9
May	21° / 16°	25	3.7	14.1	7.9
Jun	25° / 20°	9	1.8	14.6	8.7
Jul	28° / 23°	4	1	14.4	8.2
Aug	28° / 24°	12	2.4	13.5	7.4
Sep	26° / 21°	47	5.2	12.3	7.7
Oct	22° / 18°	50	6.2	11	7.6
Nov	18° / 14°	48	6.1	9.9	6.6
Dec	16° / 11°	40	5.5	9.4	5.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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 (%)	63	63	64	64	63	64	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	63	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	37	37	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	37	37	37	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Altea gets around 40 mm of rain over 5.5 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.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14

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

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 97% 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 (%)	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99
Comfortable (%)	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	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 8:05 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:43 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	9.5	9.5	9.4	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
Sunrise (AM)	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:16	8:17	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:19	8:20	8:20	8:21	8:21	8:21	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:23	8:23	8:23
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	8:05	5:35
2	9.5	8:06	5:35
3	9.5	8:07	5:35
4	9.4	8:08	5:35
5	9.4	8:09	5:35
6	9.4	8:09	5:34
7	9.4	8:10	5:34
8	9.4	8:11	5:35
9	9.4	8:12	5:35
10	9.4	8:13	5:35
11	9.4	8:13	5:35
12	9.3	8:14	5:35
13	9.3	8:15	5:35
14	9.3	8:16	5:35
15	9.3	8:16	5:36
16	9.3	8:17	5:36
17	9.3	8:17	5:36
18	9.3	8:18	5:37
19	9.3	8:19	5:37
20	9.3	8:19	5:37
21	9.3	8:20	5:38
22	9.3	8:20	5:38
23	9.3	8:21	5:39
24	9.3	8:21	5:39
25	9.3	8:21	5:40
26	9.3	8:22	5:40
27	9.3	8:22	5:41
28	9.3	8:22	5:41
29	9.3	8:23	5:42
30	9.3	8:23	5:43
31	9.3	8:23	5:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.25 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)	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
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	2.4	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Altea?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Altea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Altea in December

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

In December, Altea sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Altea 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 16 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 3 to Nov 3 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	14	16	18	22	25	26	25	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Altea 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 Altea peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	6	7	9	10	8	7	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Altea?

Altea sits at 38.6°N, 0.1°W, 1 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is l'Alfàs del Pi, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Altea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,542 m.

The land around Altea is covered by water (43%), trees (20%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

145 m

water 43%

16 km

1,385 m

water 44%

80 km

1,542 m

water 46%

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

December weather nearby: l'Alfàs del Pi 5.0 km · la Nucia 7.0 km · Benidorm 10 km · Calp 10 km · Villajoyosa 19 km · Javea 28 km · Denia 30 km · El Campello 36 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 Altea (38.5988°, -0.0515°, elevation 1 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	17	12
2	16	12
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	16	11
13	16	11
14	16	11
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	16	11
18	16	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	11
27	15	11
28	15	11
29	15	11
30	15	10
31	15	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1