Cáceres in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Cáceres sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 170 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Cáceres's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cáceres's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Rainfall
- 170 mm
- 23 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.8
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Cáceres in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Cáceres reaches about 13°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Cáceres
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter 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 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 | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 4° | 55 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 14° / 5° | 48 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 17° / 8° | 55 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 6.0 |
| Apr | 20° / 9° | 55 | 8.6 | 13 | 6.5 |
| May | 24° / 13° | 43 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 29° / 17° | 15 | 2.7 | 14.7 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 33° / 19° | 5 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 33° / 19° | 7 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 4.6 |
| Sep | 28° / 16° | 34 | 4.9 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| Oct | 22° / 13° | 79 | 8.3 | 11 | 7.0 |
| Nov | 16° / 8° | 70 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 13° / 5° | 67 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 3.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Cáceres gets around 170 mm of rain over 23 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 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min in early December to 11 hours 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 2.4 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Cáceres?
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 Cáceres.
What to pack for Cáceres in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Cáceres sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 23 days see rain.
UV index in Cáceres 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | Very 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 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.
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 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.