Carballo weather in December

In December, Carballo sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 142 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 20% 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 Carballo's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carballo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
9:06 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Carballo is human settlement in Carballo, Bergantiños, A Coruña Province, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical December day in Carballo reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 4°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)
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Carballo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 14714.99.22.8
Feb12° / 10212.410.23.0
Mar14° / 10412.311.63.7
Apr14° / 10°1101413.23.9
May16° / 11°8112.214.44.9
Jun18° / 14°488.215.16.3
Jul20° / 15°305.714.97.1
Aug21° / 16°437.113.87.1
Sep20° / 15°648.812.36.5
Oct17° / 13°13413.510.85.1
Nov14° / 11°15516.49.53.6
Dec13° / 14214.78.93.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
43169
53169
63169
73070
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143367
153367
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243367
253367
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283367
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carballo gets around 142 mm of rain over 14.7 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 47% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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252
352
451
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749
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3149

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
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17973
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31973

Wind in December

Winds average 20 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220light breeze
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420light breeze
520light breeze
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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 8:53 AM to 9:13 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:535:56
29.08:545:55
39.08:555:55
49.08:565:55
59.08:575:55
68.98:585:55
78.98:595:55
88.99:005:54
98.99:015:54
108.99:025:54
118.99:035:55
128.99:045:55
138.89:045:55
148.89:055:55
158.89:065:55
168.89:065:55
178.89:075:56
188.89:085:56
198.89:085:56
208.89:095:57
218.89:095:57
228.89:105:58
238.89:105:58
248.89:115:59
258.89:115:59
268.89:116:00
278.89:126:00
288.89:126:01
298.89:126:02
308.89:136:02
318.89:136:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.33 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
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91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Carballo?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carballo.

What to pack for Carballo in December

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

In December, Carballo sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Carballo 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 at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) 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 Carballo 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 Carballo 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
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Carballo?

Carballo sits at 43.2°N, 8.7°W, 111 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arteixo, 18 km away.

Topography around Carballo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carballo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 999 m.

The land around Carballo is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
999 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Arteixo 18 km · Culleredo 26 km · Cambre 29 km · A Coruña 30 km · Oleiros 33 km · Santiago de Compostela 39 km · Ferrol 48 km · Teo 48 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 Carballo (43.213°, -8.691°, elevation 111 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).