Cordoba weather in December

In December, Cordoba sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 74 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cordoba's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cordoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:34 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Cordoba is Andalusian city, capital of the municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 30.3 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 14°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cordoba reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1157
2156
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9146
10146
11146
12146
13146
14146
15146
16146
17146
18146
19146
20146
21146
22145
23145
24145
25145
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How December really feels in Cordoba

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.

Cordoba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 537.49.74.3
Feb15° / 466.310.55.2
Mar19° / 576.811.76.6
Apr21° / 10°528.2136.9
May26° / 14°376.5147.4
Jun31° / 18°122.314.65.5
Jul35° / 21°30.614.43.3
Aug35° / 21°61.113.53.5
Sep30° / 18°293.912.36.2
Oct24° / 14°627.3117.3
Nov17° / 656.9106.1
Dec14° / 747.29.44.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85248
95149
105050
115149
125050
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
185050
195050
205050
215149
225149
235149
245248
255248
265248
275347
285347
295347
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cordoba gets around 74 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
423
523
623
723
823
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2925
3025
3125

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:22 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:225:56
29.58:235:56
39.58:245:56
49.58:255:55
59.58:255:55
69.58:265:55
79.58:275:55
89.58:285:55
99.48:295:56
109.48:295:56
119.48:305:56
129.48:315:56
139.48:325:56
149.48:325:56
159.48:335:57
169.48:345:57
179.48:345:57
189.48:355:58
199.48:355:58
209.48:365:58
219.48:365:59
229.48:375:59
239.48:376:00
249.48:386:00
259.48:386:01
269.48:396:01
279.48:396:02
289.48:396:02
299.48:406:03
309.48:406:04
319.48:406:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cordoba?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cordoba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cordoba in December

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

In December, Cordoba sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cordoba 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 Cordoba peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cordoba?

Cordoba sits at 37.9°N, 4.8°W, 117 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montilla, 36 km away.

Topography around Cordoba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cordoba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,496 m.

The land around Cordoba is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,496 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Montilla 36 km · Écija 47 km · Palma del Río 49 km · Baena 50 km · Pozoblanco 55 km · Cabra 55 km · Puente-Genil 56 km · Lucena 59 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 Cordoba (37.8916°, -4.7728°, elevation 117 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).