Cieza weather in December

In December, Cieza sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cieza's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cieza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:21 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Cieza is municipality seat in Region of Murcia, 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 15°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cieza reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°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)
1156
2156
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12156
13156
14155
15155
16155
17145
18145
19145
20145
21145
22145
23145
24145
25145
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How December really feels in Cieza

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.

Cieza weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 254.79.64.9
Feb16° / 244.410.55.7
Mar19° / 36511.76.9
Apr21° / 10°355.9137.3
May25° / 13°285147.8
Jun30° / 17°162.614.66.1
Jul33° / 20°41.214.44.4
Aug33° / 20°122.713.54.4
Sep28° / 17°385.212.36.7
Oct23° / 13°325.7117.7
Nov18° / 325.49.96.5
Dec15° / 284.69.45.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106238
116139
126139
136139
146040
156040
166040
176040
186040
196040
205941
216040
226040
236139
246238
256238
266238
276337
286436
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cieza gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
416
516
616
716
815
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
1415
1515
1616
1716
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2514
2614
2714
2813
2913
3013
3113

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:09 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:095:41
29.58:105:41
39.58:115:41
49.58:125:41
59.58:135:41
69.58:145:41
79.48:155:41
89.48:155:41
99.48:165:41
109.48:175:41
119.48:185:41
129.48:195:41
139.48:195:42
149.48:205:42
159.48:215:42
169.48:215:42
179.38:225:43
189.38:225:43
199.38:235:43
209.38:245:44
219.38:245:44
229.38:255:45
239.38:255:45
249.38:255:46
259.38:265:46
269.38:265:47
279.38:275:47
289.48:275:48
299.48:275:49
309.48:275:49
319.48:285:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cieza?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cieza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cieza in December

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

In December, Cieza sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cieza 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 Cieza peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cieza?

Cieza sits at 38.2°N, 1.4°W, 194 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Archena, 17 km away.

Topography around Cieza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cieza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,989 m.

The land around Cieza is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
408 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
1,989 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Archena 17 km · Mula 23 km · Molina de Segura 28 km · Jumilla 28 km · Las Torres de Cotillas 28 km · Alcantarilla 35 km · Cehegín 37 km · Murcia 38 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 Cieza (38.24°, -1.4199°, elevation 194 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).