Aranda de Duero weather in December

In December, Aranda de Duero sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aranda de Duero's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aranda de Duero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:41 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Aranda de Duero is capital of Aranda de Duero Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Aranda de Duero reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°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)
1103
2103
3102
4102
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2692
2792
2891
2991
3091
3191

How December really feels in Aranda de Duero

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Aranda de Duero 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 458.51.69.31.6
Feb10° / 377.71.810.32.5
Mar14° / 4190.911.74.1
Apr16° / 5511.20.313.14.8
May20° / 5410.7014.36.3
Jun26° / 13°326.60157.5
Jul30° / 15°173.9014.76.4
Aug29° / 15°163.6013.76.6
Sep24° / 12°285.4012.37.7
Oct18° / 538.4010.96.1
Nov12° / 539.80.39.63.2
Dec / 458.20.991.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133466
143565
153565
163565
173664
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233862
243862
253763
263763
273763
283862
293862
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Aranda de Duero gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1303
2303
3293
4293
5283
6283
7273
8273
9263
10252
11252
12242
13242
14242
15232
16232
17232
18232
19232
20242
21242
22252
23252
24263
25273
26273
27283
28293
29294
30304
31304

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 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 8:47 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:285:41
29.28:295:40
39.28:305:40
49.18:315:40
59.18:325:40
69.18:335:40
79.18:345:40
89.18:355:40
99.18:365:40
109.08:375:40
119.08:385:40
129.08:385:40
139.08:395:40
149.08:405:40
159.08:405:40
169.08:415:41
179.08:425:41
189.08:425:41
199.08:435:42
209.08:445:42
219.08:445:42
229.08:455:43
239.08:455:43
249.08:455:44
259.08:465:44
269.08:465:45
279.08:465:46
289.08:475:46
299.08:475:47
309.08:475:48
319.08:475:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Aranda de Duero?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aranda de Duero.

What to pack for Aranda de Duero in December

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

In December, Aranda de Duero sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Aranda de Duero 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 Aranda de Duero peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aranda de Duero?

Aranda de Duero sits at 41.7°N, 3.7°W, 800 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Burgos, 75 km away.

Arevalo

Topography around Aranda de Duero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aranda de Duero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,528 m.

The land around Aranda de Duero is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
1,528 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Burgos 75 km · Gamonal 76 km · Palencia 79 km · Valladolid 86 km · Laguna de Duero 87 km · Segovia 88 km · Soria 102 km · Arevalo 109 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 Aranda de Duero (41.6704°, -3.6892°, elevation 800 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).