Antas in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Antas sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 85 mm of rain over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Antas's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Antas's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
85 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
6.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Antas in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.

A typical winter day in Antas reaches about 16°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Antas 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.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Antas gets around 85 mm of rain over 14 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Antas?

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.

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Antas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Antas in Winter

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

In winter, Antas sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Antas in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — 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 Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. 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
Winter 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.