Ciudad Real in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Ciudad Real sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 125 mm of precipitation over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Ciudad Real's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Real's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 125 mm
- 20 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.5
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Ciudad Real in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical winter day in Ciudad Real reaches about 12°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Ciudad Real
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 34 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Ciudad Real 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 | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11° / 2° | 39 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 13° / 3° | 37 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 17° / 6° | 43 | 7.3 | 0 | 11.7 | 5.8 |
| Apr | 19° / 8° | 49 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | 6.4 |
| May | 24° / 12° | 42 | 7.9 | 0 | 14.1 | 7.3 |
| Jun | 30° / 17° | 15 | 3.3 | 0 | 14.7 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 34° / 20° | 5 | 1.4 | 0 | 14.5 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 33° / 19° | 8 | 1.9 | 0 | 13.5 | 4.3 |
| Sep | 28° / 16° | 25 | 4.4 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.0 |
| Oct | 21° / 11° | 52 | 7.6 | 0 | 11 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 15° / 6° | 50 | 6.9 | 0 | 9.9 | 5.0 |
| Dec | 12° / 3° | 50 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 3.3 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Ciudad Real gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 20 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 30 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 2.5 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Ciudad Real?
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 Ciudad Real.
What to pack for Ciudad Real in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Ciudad Real sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.
UV index in Ciudad Real 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 Ciudad Real peaks around July 17 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 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Ciudad Real?
Ciudad Real sits at 39.0°N, 3.9°W, 633 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Miguelturra, 4.0 km away.
Topography around Ciudad Real
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ciudad Real.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Real has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 631 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,069 m.
The land around Ciudad Real is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) 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 Ciudad Real (38.9863°, -3.9291°, elevation 633 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.