Antas weather in December

In December, Antas sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 32 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 48% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Antas's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:20 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
45%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

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 Antas reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7178
8178
9168
10168
11168
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17167
18167
19167
20167
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30167
31167

Antas weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 294.99.75.7
Feb17° / 244.610.66.2
Mar19° / 354.911.77.0
Apr21° / 11°345.212.97.4
May24° / 14°203.7148.2
Jun28° / 18°81.614.57.6
Jul31° / 20°40.514.36.3
Aug31° / 20°132.313.46.0
Sep27° / 18°435.212.37.3
Oct23° / 14°395.4117.7
Nov19° / 10°395.6106.9
Dec16° / 324.79.56.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126238
136238
146238
156238
166139
176139
186139
196139
206040
216139
226139
236139
246238
256238
266337
276337
286436
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Antas gets around 32 mm of rain over 4.7 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
316
416
515
615
715
815
914
1014
1115
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2316
2416
2516
2615
2715
2815
2914
3014
3114

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
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 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 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 8:09 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:095:46
29.68:105:46
39.68:105:46
49.68:115:46
59.68:125:46
69.58:135:46
79.58:145:46
89.58:155:46
99.58:155:46
109.58:165:46
119.58:175:46
129.58:185:46
139.58:185:47
149.58:195:47
159.58:205:47
169.48:205:47
179.48:215:48
189.48:225:48
199.48:225:48
209.48:235:49
219.48:235:49
229.48:245:50
239.48:245:50
249.48:255:51
259.48:255:51
269.48:255:52
279.48:265:52
289.48:265:53
299.58:265:54
309.58:275:54
319.58:275:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.43 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Antas?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Antas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Antas in December

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

In December, Antas sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Antas 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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Oct 30 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Antas 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 Antas peaks around July 15 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Antas?

Antas sits at 37.2°N, 1.9°W, 0 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Huercal-Overa, 16 km away.

Topography around Antas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,160 m.

The land around Antas is covered by grassland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
866 m
80 km
2,160 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Huercal-Overa 16 km · Águilas 35 km · Níjar 40 km · Lorca 51 km · Almería 66 km · Mazarrón 66 km · Totana 69 km · Vícar 79 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 Antas (37.2454°, -1.9176°, elevation 0 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).