Daimiel in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Daimiel sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 114 mm of precipitation over about 20 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 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
114 mm
20 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Daimiel in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Daimiel reaches about 12°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Daimiel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 55 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
55
wind chill below the day's low

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

Daimiel 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
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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Daimiel gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 20 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 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Daimiel?

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.

3.5
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 Daimiel.

What to pack for Daimiel in Winter

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

In winter, Daimiel sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Daimiel 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 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
Winter 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.