Cuenca weather in December

In December, Cuenca sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cuenca's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuenca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 58 mm; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 8:30 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 1.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.1; out of 10

Cuenca is city in the municipality of Cuenca, Spain.

Air quality: Good; PM10 24.6 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cuenca reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	1
9	10	1
10	10	1
11	10	1
12	10	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	9	1
20	9	1
21	9	1
22	9	1
23	9	1
24	9	1
25	9	1
26	9	1
27	9	1
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

How December really feels in Cuenca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Cuenca weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 0°	49	8.2	2	9.5	1.9
Feb	11° / 1°	44	7.9	2.3	10.4	2.7
Mar	14° / 3°	56	8.7	1.2	11.7	4.3
Apr	16° / 5°	66	9.8	0.5	13	5.2
May	21° / 9°	57	9	0	14.2	6.7
Jun	27° / 14°	32	5.8	0	14.8	7.4
Jul	31° / 17°	10	2.1	0	14.6	5.9
Aug	30° / 17°	18	3.7	0	13.6	6.0
Sep	25° / 13°	36	6	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	19° / 8°	67	8.8	0	10.9	6.2
Nov	13° / 4°	62	8.5	0.5	9.8	3.6
Dec	9° / 1°	58	8.5	1.3	9.2	2.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51
Cloudier (%)	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	52	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Cuenca gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	5
2	29	5
3	29	5
4	28	5
5	28	5
6	27	5
7	27	4
8	27	4
9	26	4
10	26	4
11	26	4
12	25	4
13	25	3
14	25	3
15	25	3
16	25	3
17	25	3
18	25	3
19	25	3
20	26	3
21	26	3
22	26	3
23	27	4
24	27	4
25	28	4
26	28	4
27	28	4
28	29	5
29	29	5
30	29	5
31	30	6

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 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 8:17 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:25	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:28	8:29	8:30	8:30	8:31	8:32	8:32	8:33	8:33	8:34	8:34	8:34	8:35	8:35	8:35	8:36	8:36	8:36
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	8:17	5:39
2	9.3	8:18	5:39
3	9.3	8:19	5:39
4	9.3	8:20	5:39
5	9.3	8:21	5:39
6	9.3	8:22	5:38
7	9.3	8:23	5:38
8	9.2	8:24	5:38
9	9.2	8:25	5:38
10	9.2	8:25	5:39
11	9.2	8:26	5:39
12	9.2	8:27	5:39
13	9.2	8:28	5:39
14	9.2	8:28	5:39
15	9.2	8:29	5:39
16	9.2	8:30	5:40
17	9.2	8:30	5:40
18	9.2	8:31	5:40
19	9.2	8:32	5:41
20	9.2	8:32	5:41
21	9.1	8:33	5:41
22	9.1	8:33	5:42
23	9.1	8:34	5:42
24	9.2	8:34	5:43
25	9.2	8:34	5:44
26	9.2	8:35	5:44
27	9.2	8:35	5:45
28	9.2	8:35	5:45
29	9.2	8:36	5:46
30	9.2	8:36	5:47
31	9.2	8:36	5:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9
Level	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Dim
3	2.0	Dim
4	2.0	Dim
5	2.0	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
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22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.9	Dim
31	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cuenca?

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

2.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuenca.

What to pack for Cuenca in December

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

In December, Cuenca sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Cuenca 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 Cuenca peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	7	7	9	11	8	7	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Cuenca?

Cuenca sits at 40.1°N, 2.1°W, 941 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tarancón, 75 km away.

Topography around Cuenca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuenca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 988 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,370 m.

The land around Cuenca is covered by cropland (26%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

331 m

cropland 26%

16 km

560 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,370 m

trees 42%

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← November Cuenca year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Tarancón 75 km · Teruel 93 km · La Roda 96 km · Villarrobledo 97 km · Guadalajara 107 km · Requena 109 km · Azuqueca de Henares 111 km · Campo de Criptana 112 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
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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 Cuenca (40.0667°, -2.1333°, elevation 941 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	1
9	10	1
10	10	1
11	10	1
12	10	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	9	1
20	9	1
21	9	1
22	9	1
23	9	1
24	9	1
25	9	1
26	9	1
27	9	1
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	5
2	29	5
3	29	5
4	28	5
5	28	5
6	27	5
7	27	4
8	27	4
9	26	4
10	26	4
11	26	4
12	25	4
13	25	3
14	25	3
15	25	3
16	25	3
17	25	3
18	25	3
19	25	3
20	26	3
21	26	3
22	26	3
23	27	4
24	27	4
25	28	4
26	28	4
27	28	4
28	29	5
29	29	5
30	29	5
31	30	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	1
9	10	1
10	10	1
11	10	1
12	10	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	9	1
20	9	1
21	9	1
22	9	1
23	9	1
24	9	1
25	9	1
26	9	1
27	9	1
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	5
2	29	5
3	29	5
4	28	5
5	28	5
6	27	5
7	27	4
8	27	4
9	26	4
10	26	4
11	26	4
12	25	4
13	25	3
14	25	3
15	25	3
16	25	3
17	25	3
18	25	3
19	25	3
20	26	3
21	26	3
22	26	3
23	27	4
24	27	4
25	28	4
26	28	4
27	28	4
28	29	5
29	29	5
30	29	5
31	30	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	10	2
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	1
9	10	1
10	10	1
11	10	1
12	10	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	1
19	9	1
20	9	1
21	9	1
22	9	1
23	9	1
24	9	1
25	9	1
26	9	1
27	9	1
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	5
2	29	5
3	29	5
4	28	5
5	28	5
6	27	5
7	27	4
8	27	4
9	26	4
10	26	4
11	26	4
12	25	4
13	25	3
14	25	3
15	25	3
16	25	3
17	25	3
18	25	3
19	25	3
20	26	3
21	26	3
22	26	3
23	27	4
24	27	4
25	28	4
26	28	4
27	28	4
28	29	5
29	29	5
30	29	5
31	30	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100