Benavente in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Benavente sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 114 mm of precipitation over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early December to 12°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Benavente's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Benavente's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 10°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 2°C
- Precipitation
- 114 mm
- 20 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.4
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Benavente in Winter
Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early December to 12°C by late February.
A typical winter day in Benavente reaches about 10°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Benavente
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 82 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Benavente weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° / 2° | 40 | 7 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 11° / 2° | 27 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 15° / 4° | 36 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 17° / 6° | 44 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 13.1 | 5.6 |
| May | 21° / 9° | 44 | 8.2 | 0 | 14.3 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 26° / 13° | 27 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 30° / 15° | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14.7 | 6.3 |
| Aug | 29° / 15° | 15 | 2.9 | 0 | 13.7 | 6.6 |
| Sep | 25° / 12° | 24 | 4.2 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.9 |
| Oct | 19° / 9° | 59 | 8.2 | 0 | 10.9 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 13° / 5° | 47 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 9° / 3° | 48 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 9 | 2.1 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Benavente gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 20 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 11 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.0 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Benavente?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Benavente.
What to pack for Benavente in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Benavente sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.
UV index in Benavente in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Benavente peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Benavente?
Benavente sits at 42.0°N, 5.7°W, 750 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Zamora, 55 km away.
Topography around Benavente
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Benavente.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Benavente has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 715 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,703 m.
The land around Benavente is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (25%) within 80 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
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 Benavente (42.0025°, -5.6783°, elevation 750 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.