Calahorra weather in December

In December, Calahorra sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Calahorra's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calahorra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:36 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Calahorra is capital of the Calahorra municipality, La Rioja, 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 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Calahorra reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°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)
1124
2114
3114
4114
5114
6114
7114
8114
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18103
19103
20103
21103
22103
23103
24103
25103
26103
27103
28103
29103
30103
31103

How December really feels in Calahorra

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.

Calahorra weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 4081.29.32.4
Feb12° / 3171.210.33.2
Mar15° / 398.30.711.64.8
Apr18° / 579.90.213.15.6
May22° / 10°5910.2014.46.5
Jun26° / 14°477.80157.1
Jul29° / 16°285.6014.86.2
Aug29° / 16°315.9013.76.2
Sep25° / 13°366.9012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°487.8010.86.6
Nov14° / 5090.69.64.1
Dec11° / 357.30.692.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43862
53862
63961
74060
84159
94159
104159
114357
124357
134357
144456
154456
164555
174456
184456
194456
204456
214456
224357
234357
244456
254357
264357
274456
284456
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Calahorra gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1252
2242
3241
4241
5231
6231
7231
8232
9232
10232
11232
12222
13222
14222
15222
16232
17232
18232
19232
20232
21232
22242
23242
24242
25252
26252
27252
28252
29262
30263
31263

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 9 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 8:24 AM to 8:43 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:245:32
29.18:255:31
39.18:265:31
49.18:275:31
59.18:285:31
69.08:285:31
79.08:295:31
89.08:305:31
99.08:315:31
109.08:325:31
119.08:335:31
129.08:345:31
138.98:345:31
148.98:355:31
158.98:365:31
168.98:365:32
178.98:375:32
188.98:385:32
198.98:385:33
208.98:395:33
218.98:395:33
228.98:405:34
238.98:405:34
248.98:415:35
258.98:415:35
268.98:415:36
278.98:425:37
288.98:425:37
298.98:425:38
308.98:425:39
318.98:435:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.62 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Calahorra?

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

2.7
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 Calahorra.

What to pack for Calahorra in December

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

In December, Calahorra sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Calahorra 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 Calahorra peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Calahorra?

Calahorra sits at 42.3°N, 2.0°W, 352 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tudela, 40 km away.

Topography around Calahorra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calahorra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,106 m.

The land around Calahorra is covered by cropland (43%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
642 m
80 km
2,106 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Tudela 40 km · Logroño 44 km · Barañáin 60 km · Iturrama 61 km · Ermitagaña 61 km · Primer Ensanche 62 km · Segundo Ensanche 62 km · Pamplona 63 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 Calahorra (42.3051°, -1.9652°, elevation 352 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).