Daimiel weather in December

In December, Daimiel sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Daimiel's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daimiel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:33 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Daimiel is capital of Daimiel 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 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Daimiel reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4124
5124
6124
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22123
23123
24123
25123
26113
27112
28112
29112
30112
31112

How December really feels in Daimiel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Daimiel weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 357.20.69.63.1
Feb13° / 346.10.310.54.1
Mar17° / 397.10.111.75.9
Apr19° / 468.10136.5
May24° / 12°407.8014.17.3
Jun30° / 16°163.4014.76.2
Jul34° / 19°51.4014.54.0
Aug34° / 19°82.1013.54.2
Sep28° / 15°254.5012.36.9
Oct22° / 11°467.10117.2
Nov15° / 447.30.19.95.0
Dec12° / 467.10.39.33.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54852
64753
74753
84753
94753
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164951
175050
185050
195050
205149
215248
225248
235248
245347
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Daimiel gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
524
623
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1322
1421
1521
1621
1721
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 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 8:21 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:215:48
29.48:215:48
39.48:225:48
49.48:235:47
59.48:245:47
69.48:255:47
79.48:265:47
89.38:275:47
99.38:285:47
109.38:285:48
119.38:295:48
129.38:305:48
139.38:315:48
149.38:315:48
159.38:325:48
169.38:335:49
179.38:335:49
189.38:345:49
199.38:345:50
209.38:355:50
219.38:355:51
229.38:365:51
239.38:365:51
249.38:375:52
259.38:375:53
269.38:385:53
279.38:385:54
289.38:385:54
299.38:385:55
309.38:395:56
319.38:395:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Daimiel?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Daimiel.

What to pack for Daimiel in December

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

In December, Daimiel sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Daimiel 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 Daimiel 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Daimiel?

Daimiel sits at 39.1°N, 3.6°W, 624 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Manzanares, 23 km away.

Topography around Daimiel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daimiel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 624 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m.

The land around Daimiel is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%), trees (20%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
997 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Manzanares 23 km · Miguelturra 27 km · Ciudad Real 29 km · La Solana 35 km · Valdepeñas 40 km · Alcázar de San Juan 50 km · Tomelloso 52 km · Campo de Criptana 56 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 Daimiel (39.07°, -3.615°, elevation 624 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).