Don Benito weather in December

In December, Don Benito sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 57 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 34% 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 Don Benito's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Don Benito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:41 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Don Benito is capital of Don Benito 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 Don Benito reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1146
2146
3146
4146
5146
6146
7146
8146
9146
10136
11136
12135
13135
14135
15135
16135
17135
18135
19135
20135
21135
22135
23135
24135
25135
26135
27135
28135
29135
30135
31135

How December really feels in Don Benito

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.

Don Benito weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 487.59.63.7
Feb15° / 426.510.54.8
Mar18° / 44711.76.4
Apr21° / 10°457.6136.8
May25° / 13°336.514.17.5
Jun30° / 17°122.314.76.1
Jul34° / 20°40.914.54.2
Aug34° / 20°61.213.54.3
Sep29° / 17°264.412.36.5
Oct23° / 13°647.5117.2
Nov17° / 627.69.95.7
Dec13° / 577.49.34.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34555
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94555
104555
114456
124456
134456
144357
154357
164357
174456
184456
194456
204555
214555
224555
234555
244654
254654
264555
274555
284753
294753
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Don Benito gets around 57 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2124
2224
2324
2425
2525
2625
2725
2826
2926
3026
3126

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
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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 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 8:29 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:295:57
29.48:305:57
39.48:315:57
49.48:325:57
59.48:335:57
69.48:345:57
79.48:355:57
89.48:355:57
99.38:365:57
109.38:375:57
119.38:385:57
129.38:385:57
139.38:395:57
149.38:405:58
159.38:415:58
169.38:415:58
179.38:425:58
189.38:425:59
199.38:435:59
209.38:445:59
219.38:446:00
229.38:456:00
239.38:456:01
249.38:456:01
259.38:466:02
269.38:466:02
279.38:466:03
289.38:476:04
299.38:476:04
309.38:476:05
319.38:486:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.96 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Don Benito?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Don Benito for sightseeing.

What to pack for Don Benito in December

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

In December, Don Benito sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Don Benito 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 Don Benito peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Don Benito?

Don Benito sits at 39.0°N, 5.9°W, 285 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Villanueva de la Serena, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Don Benito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Don Benito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,397 m.

The land around Don Benito is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
1,397 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Villanueva de la Serena 6.0 km · Mérida 42 km · Almendralejo 56 km · Montijo 66 km · Cáceres 73 km · Zafra 76 km · Badajoz 96 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 108 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 Don Benito (38.9563°, -5.8616°, elevation 285 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).