Arroyomolinos weather in December

In December, Arroyomolinos sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Arroyomolinos's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arroyomolinos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:37 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Arroyomolinos is municipal capital of the homonymous municipality of Comunidad de Madrid, 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 Arroyomolinos 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 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
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20112
21112
22112
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31112

How December really feels in Arroyomolinos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

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

Arroyomolinos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 376.79.52.8
Feb13° / 325.410.44.1
Mar17° / 386.411.75.9
Apr19° / 437.1136.6
May24° / 12°376.814.27.4
Jun29° / 16°163.514.86.5
Jul33° / 19°71.514.64.3
Aug33° / 19°92.113.64.6
Sep28° / 15°213.412.37.2
Oct21° / 11°567.210.97.1
Nov15° / 517.19.84.7
Dec11° / 456.99.23.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44951
54951
64852
74852
84951
94951
104951
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194951
204951
215050
225050
234951
244951
254951
264951
275050
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Arroyomolinos gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
723
823
923
1023
1123
1222
1322
1422
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 8 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 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 8:25 AM to 8:44 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:255:46
29.38:265:45
39.38:275:45
49.38:285:45
59.38:295:45
69.38:305:45
79.28:315:45
89.28:325:45
99.28:325:45
109.28:335:45
119.28:345:45
129.28:355:45
139.28:355:45
149.28:365:46
159.28:375:46
169.18:375:46
179.18:385:46
189.18:395:47
199.18:395:47
209.18:405:48
219.18:405:48
229.18:415:48
239.18:415:49
249.18:425:49
259.18:425:50
269.18:425:51
279.18:435:51
289.18:435:52
299.28:435:52
309.28:445:53
319.28:445:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Arroyomolinos?

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

3.0
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 Arroyomolinos.

What to pack for Arroyomolinos in December

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

In December, Arroyomolinos 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 Arroyomolinos 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 Arroyomolinos peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arroyomolinos?

Arroyomolinos sits at 40.3°N, 3.9°W, 598 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Móstoles, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Arroyomolinos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arroyomolinos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,037 m.

The land around Arroyomolinos is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
2,037 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Móstoles 7.0 km · Humanes de Madrid 8.0 km · Navalcarnero 8.0 km · Villaviciosa de Odón 10 km · Fuenlabrada 11 km · Alcorcón 12 km · Parla 13 km · Leganés 15 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 Arroyomolinos (40.2695°, -3.9195°, elevation 598 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).