El Arahal in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), El Arahal sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 161 mm of rain over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is El Arahal's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Arahal's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Rainfall
- 161 mm
- 20 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.8
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in El Arahal in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical winter day in El Arahal reaches about 16°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in El Arahal
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
El Arahal 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16° / 6° | 48 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 5.4 |
| Feb | 17° / 7° | 44 | 5.7 | 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Mar | 21° / 9° | 50 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 7.1 |
| Apr | 23° / 11° | 40 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 7.5 |
| May | 27° / 15° | 29 | 5.1 | 14 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 32° / 18° | 6 | 1.2 | 14.5 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 35° / 20° | 1 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 35° / 21° | 3 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 3.5 |
| Sep | 31° / 18° | 27 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 25° / 15° | 57 | 6.7 | 11 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 20° / 10° | 59 | 6.6 | 10 | 6.9 |
| Dec | 16° / 8° | 69 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 5.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
El Arahal gets around 161 mm of rain over 20 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit El Arahal?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit El Arahal for sightseeing.
What to pack for El Arahal in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, El Arahal sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.
UV index in El Arahal in Winter
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 El Arahal peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).
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 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in El Arahal in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in El Arahal is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Good |
| Feb | 13 | Moderate |
| Mar | 15 | Moderate |
| Apr | 12 | Moderate |
| May | 10 | Good |
| Jun | 9 | Good |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 12 | Good |
| Sep | 11 | Good |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 9 | Good |
Where is El Arahal?
El Arahal sits at 37.3°N, 5.5°W, 118 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Marchena, 14 km away.
Topography around El Arahal
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Arahal.
Within 3 km, the terrain around El Arahal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,931 m.
The land around El Arahal is covered by cropland (43%), trees (23%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), trees (33%) and grassland (21%) within 80 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
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 El Arahal (37.2627°, -5.5453°, elevation 118 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.