Cambre weather in December

In December, Cambre sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 127 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cambre's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cambre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
9:05 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Cambre is human settlement in Cambre, A Coruña Province, Galicia, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.4 µg/m³ · 2010

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 Cambre reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1138
2138
3138
4138
5138
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7138
8138
9138
10138
11138
12138
13138
14138
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31127

Cambre weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 12514.19.22.8
Feb13° / 9211.810.23.2
Mar14° / 9612.311.64.1
Apr16° / 1041413.24.3
May18° / 11°831214.55.5
Jun21° / 13°548.315.16.6
Jul23° / 15°336.114.97.5
Aug23° / 15°437.513.87.4
Sep21° / 14°689.212.36.7
Oct18° / 12°12013.310.85.4
Nov14° / 14015.89.53.6
Dec13° / 12714.28.93.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103268
113268
123268
133268
143367
153466
163466
173565
183565
193664
203664
213664
223664
233664
243466
253466
263565
273466
283367
293367
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cambre gets around 127 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
249
349
449
548
648
747
847
946
1046
1145
1245
1344
1444
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2043
2143
2244
2344
2444
2545
2645
2746
2846
2947
3047
3148

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 8:52 AM to 9:12 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:525:54
29.08:535:54
39.08:545:53
49.08:555:53
58.98:565:53
68.98:575:53
78.98:585:53
88.98:595:53
98.99:005:53
108.99:015:53
118.99:025:53
128.89:025:53
138.89:035:53
148.89:045:53
158.89:055:53
168.89:055:54
178.89:065:54
188.89:075:54
198.89:075:55
208.89:085:55
218.89:085:55
228.89:095:56
238.89:095:56
248.89:105:57
258.89:105:57
268.89:105:58
278.89:115:59
288.89:115:59
298.89:116:00
308.89:116:01
318.89:126:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cambre?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cambre.

What to pack for Cambre in December

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

In December, Cambre sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Cambre in December

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Cambre in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cambre peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cambre?

Cambre sits at 43.3°N, 8.3°W, 49 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Culleredo, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Cambre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cambre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m.

The land around Cambre is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (26%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,033 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Culleredo 3.0 km · Oleiros 5.0 km · A Coruña 9.0 km · Arteixo 13 km · Ferrol 23 km · Narón 26 km · Carballo 29 km · Santiago de Compostela 49 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 Cambre (43.2944°, -8.3474°, elevation 49 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).