Culleredo weather in December

In December, Culleredo sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 140 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Culleredo's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Culleredo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
9:06 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Culleredo is capital of Culleredo Municipality, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical December day in Culleredo reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1139
2139
3139
4139
5139
6139
7139
8138
9138
10138
11138
12138
13138
14138
15138
16138
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21138
22138
23138
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28128
29128
30128
31128

Culleredo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 14114.59.22.8
Feb13° / 10112.210.23.2
Mar14° / 10312.411.64.0
Apr15° / 11014.213.24.2
May17° / 11°8312.714.55.2
Jun20° / 13°538.815.16.4
Jul21° / 15°336.614.97.2
Aug22° / 16°467.713.87.2
Sep21° / 14°689.312.36.6
Oct18° / 12°13413.510.85.3
Nov14° / 10°154169.53.6
Dec13° / 14014.48.93.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43268
53169
63070
73169
83169
93268
103268
113367
123367
133367
143367
153565
163565
173565
183565
193664
203664
213664
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273367
283367
293367
303367
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Culleredo gets around 140 mm of rain over 14.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
350
450
550
649
748
848
947
1046
1146
1245
1345
1444
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2144
2244
2345
2445
2546
2646
2747
2848
2948
3049
3149

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26973
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1417light breeze
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1817light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 8:52 AM to 9:12 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:525:54
29.08:535:54
39.08:545:54
49.08:555:53
58.98:565:53
68.98:575:53
78.98:585:53
88.98:595:53
98.99:005:53
108.99:015:53
118.99:025:53
128.89:035:53
138.89:035:53
148.89:045:53
158.89:055:54
168.89:065:54
178.89:065:54
188.89:075:55
198.89:075:55
208.89:085:55
218.89:085:56
228.89:095:56
238.89:095:57
248.89:105:57
258.89:105:58
268.89:115:58
278.89:115:59
288.89:116:00
298.89:116:00
308.89:126:01
318.89:126:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Culleredo?

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

3.1
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 Culleredo.

What to pack for Culleredo in December

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

In December, Culleredo sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Culleredo in December

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Culleredo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Culleredo peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Culleredo?

Culleredo sits at 43.3°N, 8.4°W, 80 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cambre, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Culleredo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Culleredo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m.

The land around Culleredo is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (43%), grassland (26%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), water (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
264 m
16 km
562 m
80 km
1,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Cambre 3.0 km · Oleiros 8.0 km · A Coruña 9.0 km · Arteixo 10 km · Ferrol 25 km · Carballo 26 km · Narón 29 km · Santiago de Compostela 47 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 Culleredo (43.2879°, -8.3886°, elevation 80 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).