Atamaría weather in December

In December, Atamaría sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 32 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 49% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Atamaría's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atamaría's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:17 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
44%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Atamaría is human settlement in Cartagena, Region of Murcia, 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 16°C through the month.

A typical December day in Atamaría reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11715
21715
31615
41615
51614
61614
71614
81614
91614
101614
111614
121614
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271513
281513
291513
301513
311513

Atamaría weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 13°384.69.75.1
Feb14° / 13°224.110.65.1
Mar15° / 14°284.411.75.5
Apr17° / 15°233.212.96.4
May19° / 18°162.2147.6
Jun22° / 21°40.914.58.8
Jul25° / 24°10.214.39.4
Aug26° / 25°61.113.48.9
Sep24° / 23°333.512.38.4
Oct21° / 20°434.5117.7
Nov18° / 16°456106.7
Dec16° / 14°324.79.55.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66832
76832
86733
96733
106733
116733
126634
136634
146634
156535
166535
176535
186436
196436
206436
216436
226535
236535
246535
256634
266634
276634
286832
296832
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Atamaría 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 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
220
319
419
518
618
718
817
917
1017
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1915
2015
2115
2214
2314
2414
2513
2613
2712
2812
2911
3011
3111

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172271
274260
374260
475250
576240
676240
777230
877230
978220
1079210
1179210
1280200
1380200
1481190
1581190
1681190
1782180
1882180
1983170
2083170
2184160
2285150
2385150
2486140
2586140
2687130
2787130
2887130
2988120
3088120
3189110

Wind in December

Winds average 20 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
720breezy
820breezy
920breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
1220breezy
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3020breezy
3120light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 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 5:41 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:055:41
29.68:065:41
39.68:075:40
49.58:085:40
59.58:095:40
69.58:105:40
79.58:105:40
89.58:115:40
99.58:125:40
109.58:135:41
119.58:145:41
129.48:145:41
139.48:155:41
149.48:165:41
159.48:165:42
169.48:175:42
179.48:185:42
189.48:185:43
199.48:195:43
209.48:195:43
219.48:205:44
229.48:205:44
239.48:215:45
249.48:215:45
259.48:225:46
269.48:225:46
279.48:225:47
289.48:235:47
299.48:235:48
309.48:235:49
319.48:235:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.38 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
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
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Atamaría?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Atamaría for sightseeing.

What to pack for Atamaría in December

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

In December, Atamaría sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Atamaría 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 2 to Nov 4 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Atamaría 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 Atamaría peaks around July 14 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atamaría?

Atamaría sits at 37.6°N, 0.8°W, 98 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Atamaría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atamaría has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Atamaría is covered by trees (27%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
366 m
16 km
388 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: La Unión 7.0 km · Cartagena 16 km · Barrio de Peral 16 km · Los Alcázares 17 km · Torre-Pacheco 21 km · San Javier 23 km · San Pedro del Pinatar 26 km · Pilar de la Horadada 30 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 Atamaría (37.5999°, -0.8068°, elevation 98 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).