Béjar weather in December

In December, Béjar sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Béjar's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Béjar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:45 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Béjar is capital of Béjar 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 8°C through the month.

A typical December day in Béjar reaches about 8°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 about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
492
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

How December really feels in Béjar

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.

Béjar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 851039.41.1
Feb / 648.42.910.42.0
Mar12° / 789.91.511.73.3
Apr14° / 8612.11133.9
May18° / 7911.6014.25.7
Jun23° / 12°335.5014.87.8
Jul27° / 15°153014.68.1
Aug27° / 15°213.8013.68.1
Sep22° / 12°506.9012.37.5
Oct17° / 11210.5010.95.2
Nov11° / 9410.80.69.82.7
Dec / 95101.39.21.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134357
144357
154456
164258
174357
184456
194357
204357
214357
224258
234258
244258
254258
264357
274357
284357
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Béjar gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1345
2345
3335
4335
5325
6325
7324
8314
9314
10314
11314
12303
13303
14303
15303
16303
17303
18303
19314
20314
21314
22324
23324
24334
25334
26335
27345
28345
29345
30356
31356

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.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 8:33 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:335:53
29.38:345:53
39.38:355:52
49.38:365:52
59.38:375:52
69.28:385:52
79.28:385:52
89.28:395:52
99.28:405:52
109.28:415:52
119.28:425:52
129.28:425:52
139.28:435:52
149.18:445:53
159.18:455:53
169.18:455:53
179.18:465:53
189.18:465:54
199.18:475:54
209.18:485:55
219.18:485:55
229.18:495:55
239.18:495:56
249.18:495:56
259.18:505:57
269.18:505:58
279.18:515:58
289.18:515:59
299.18:515:59
309.18:516:00
319.28:526:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Béjar?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Béjar.

What to pack for Béjar in December

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

In December, Béjar sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Béjar 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 Béjar peaks around July 17 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 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Béjar?

Béjar sits at 40.4°N, 5.8°W, 946 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Plasencia, 48 km away.

Cáceres

Topography around Béjar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Béjar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m around an average of 1,046 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,318 m.

The land around Béjar is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
608 m
16 km
1,856 m
80 km
2,318 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Plasencia 48 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 58 km · Arenas de San Pedro 61 km · Salamanca 65 km · Talavera de la Reina 92 km · Ávila 95 km · Sotillo de la Adrada 101 km · Cáceres 114 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 Béjar (40.3864°, -5.7634°, elevation 946 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).