Collado-Villalba in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Collado-Villalba sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 171 mm of precipitation over about 27 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 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Collado-Villalba's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Collado-Villalba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
171 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
1.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Collado-Villalba in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Collado-Villalba reaches about 8°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Collado-Villalba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Collado-Villalba 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 599.64.99.40.9
Feb / 498.64.310.41.7
Mar12° / 6210.12.811.73.2
Apr14° / 7512.31.9134.0
May19° / 75120.314.25.7
Jun24° / 12°387.6014.97.4
Jul29° / 15°184.3014.67.1
Aug28° / 15°215.2013.67.1
Sep23° / 12°406.9012.37.4
Oct17° / 80100.210.95.3
Nov11° / 7410.41.89.72.5
Dec / 639.12.89.11.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Collado-Villalba gets around 171 mm of rain and snow over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Collado-Villalba?

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.

1.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Collado-Villalba.

What to pack for Collado-Villalba in Winter

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

In winter, Collado-Villalba sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Collado-Villalba in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Collado-Villalba peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Collado-Villalba?

Collado-Villalba sits at 40.6°N, 4.0°W, 884 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Galapagar, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Collado-Villalba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Collado-Villalba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 908 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,601 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Collado-Villalba is covered by trees (36%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (32%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
1,601 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Galapagar 6.0 km · Torrelodones 9.0 km · El Escorial 12 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 13 km · Villanueva del Pardillo 16 km · Las Rozas de Madrid 19 km · Colmenar Viejo 20 km · Villanueva de la Cañada 21 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 Collado-Villalba (40.6351°, -4.0049°, elevation 884 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.