Baena weather in December

In December, Baena sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Baena's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:31 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Baena is capital of Baena Municipality, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical December day in Baena reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29133
30133
31133

How December really feels in Baena

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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Baena weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 678.89.73.7
Feb14° / 628.210.54.4
Mar17° / 678.811.75.8
Apr19° / 619.712.96.4
May24° / 12°467.1147.5
Jun29° / 16°172.714.57.1
Jul33° / 19°30.714.35.0
Aug32° / 19°81.713.45.0
Sep28° / 15°374.812.37.1
Oct22° / 11°648.6117.0
Nov16° / 768.9105.4
Dec13° / 818.69.44.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55050
65050
75050
85050
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
174951
184951
194951
205050
215050
225149
235149
245248
255248
265248
275248
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Baena gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1828
1928
2028
2128
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 8:19 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:195:55
29.68:205:55
39.68:215:55
49.58:225:54
59.58:235:54
69.58:245:54
79.58:255:54
89.58:255:54
99.58:265:54
109.58:275:55
119.58:285:55
129.48:285:55
139.48:295:55
149.48:305:55
159.48:305:56
169.48:315:56
179.48:325:56
189.48:325:57
199.48:335:57
209.48:335:57
219.48:345:58
229.48:345:58
239.48:355:59
249.48:355:59
259.48:366:00
269.48:366:00
279.48:366:01
289.48:376:01
299.48:376:02
309.48:376:03
319.48:376:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Baena?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Baena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baena in December

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

In December, Baena sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Baena 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 Baena peaks around July 17 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Baena?

Baena sits at 37.6°N, 4.3°W, 412 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cabra, 19 km away.

Topography around Baena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,091 m.

The land around Baena is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
1,159 m
80 km
2,091 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Cabra 19 km · Priego de Córdoba 23 km · Lucena 27 km · Montilla 28 km · Martos 33 km · Alcalá la Real 39 km · Puente-Genil 47 km · Jaén 50 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 Baena (37.6167°, -4.3224°, elevation 412 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).