Cáceres weather in December

In December, Cáceres sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 67 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cáceres's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cáceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:45 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Cáceres is city in Extremadura, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2017

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 Cáceres reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°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)
1136
2136
3136
4136
5136
6136
7136
8136
9136
10136
11136
12136
13135
14135
15125
16125
17125
18125
19125
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21125
22125
23125
24125
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26125
27125
28125
29125
30125
31125

How December really feels in Cáceres

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.

Cáceres weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 558.29.53.3
Feb14° / 486.910.44.4
Mar17° / 557.511.76.0
Apr20° / 558.6136.5
May24° / 13°437.414.17.4
Jun29° / 17°152.714.76.6
Jul33° / 19°51.314.54.5
Aug33° / 19°71.613.54.6
Sep28° / 16°344.912.36.9
Oct22° / 13°798.3117.0
Nov16° / 708.49.85.2
Dec13° / 678.29.33.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
144555
154654
164555
174555
184555
194654
204654
214555
224555
234555
244555
254555
264555
274555
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cáceres gets around 67 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
426
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1626
1726
1826
1926
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:33 AM to 8:51 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:335:58
29.48:345:58
39.48:355:57
49.48:355:57
59.38:365:57
69.38:375:57
79.38:385:57
89.38:395:57
99.38:405:57
109.38:415:57
119.38:415:57
129.38:425:58
139.28:435:58
149.28:435:58
159.28:445:58
169.28:455:58
179.28:455:59
189.28:465:59
199.28:475:59
209.28:476:00
219.28:486:00
229.28:486:01
239.28:496:01
249.28:496:02
259.28:496:02
269.28:506:03
279.28:506:03
289.28:506:04
299.28:516:05
309.28:516:05
319.28:516:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Dim
62.0Dim
72.0Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cáceres?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cáceres.

What to pack for Cáceres in December

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

In December, Cáceres sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Cáceres 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 Cáceres peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cáceres?

Cáceres sits at 39.5°N, 6.4°W, 441 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mérida, 62 km away.

Topography around Cáceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cáceres has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Cáceres is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
1,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Mérida 62 km · Plasencia 66 km · Montijo 67 km · Don Benito 73 km · Villanueva de la Serena 74 km · Badajoz 84 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 85 km · Almendralejo 88 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 Cáceres (39.4765°, -6.3722°, elevation 441 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).