Burgos weather in December

In December, Burgos sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Burgos's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:43 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Burgos is city in in Castile and Leon, Spain and cultural property in Burgos, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Burgos reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
482
582
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2382
2481
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

How December really feels in Burgos

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.

Burgos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 549.93.19.31.0
Feb / 4493.210.31.8
Mar12° / 5010.21.711.63.2
Apr14° / 6612.20.613.13.9
May18° / 6411.3014.45.6
Jun23° / 11°427.50157.3
Jul26° / 13°234.6014.87.9
Aug27° / 13°204.3013.77.9
Sep22° / 11°396.7012.37.4
Oct17° / 629.50.110.85.4
Nov11° / 6311.10.99.62.5
Dec / 569.21.391.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133169
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233268
243268
253367
263367
273268
283367
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Burgos gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1324
2324
3314
4314
5314
6314
7304
8304
9304
10294
11293
12283
13283
14273
15273
16273
17273
18274
19274
20274
21284
22284
23294
24294
25304
26315
27315
28325
29335
30346
31346

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 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 8:31 AM to 8:50 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:315:38
29.18:325:38
39.18:335:38
49.18:345:38
59.18:355:38
69.08:365:38
79.08:365:38
89.08:375:37
99.08:385:37
109.08:395:38
119.08:405:38
129.08:415:38
138.98:415:38
148.98:425:38
158.98:435:38
168.98:435:38
178.98:445:39
188.98:455:39
198.98:455:39
208.98:465:40
218.98:465:40
228.98:475:41
238.98:475:41
248.98:485:42
258.98:485:42
268.98:485:43
278.98:495:43
288.98:495:44
298.98:495:45
308.98:505:45
318.98:505:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Burgos?

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

1.3
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 Burgos.

What to pack for Burgos in December

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

In December, Burgos sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Burgos 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 Burgos peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burgos?

Burgos sits at 42.3°N, 3.7°W, 863 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Gamonal, 3.0 km away.

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Topography around Burgos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 887 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,826 m.

The land around Burgos is covered by cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
280 m
80 km
1,826 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Gamonal 3.0 km · Miranda de Ebro 73 km · Aranda de Duero 75 km · Palencia 77 km · Gasteiz / Vitoria 101 km · Logroño 104 km · Laudio / Llodio 108 km · Valladolid 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 Burgos (42.3411°, -3.7018°, elevation 863 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).