El Astillero in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), El Astillero sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 331 mm of precipitation over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
331 mm
41 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
3.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in El Astillero 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 El Astillero reaches about 12°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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El Astillero 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 11514.69.22.8
Feb12° / 10312.910.22.9
Mar14° / 10412.911.63.6
Apr15° / 10°10314.813.23.9
May17° / 13°8614.114.55.0
Jun20° / 16°6810.915.26.1
Jul22° / 18°5410.314.96.7
Aug23° / 18°6010.313.86.9
Sep21° / 17°7811.312.36.3
Oct19° / 14°10913.310.85.5
Nov15° / 11°15015.89.53.9
Dec13° / 11413.98.83.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

El Astillero gets around 331 mm of rain and snow over 41 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 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours in early December to 10 h 48 min 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 1.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit El Astillero?

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.

3.0
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 El Astillero.

What to pack for El Astillero in Winter

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

In winter, El Astillero sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 41 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near El Astillero in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 13°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Sep 21 — about 2.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul20Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in El Astillero 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 El Astillero peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is El Astillero?

El Astillero sits at 43.4°N, 3.8°W, 33 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Camargo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around El Astillero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Astillero has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,387 m.

The land around El Astillero is covered by grassland (33%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (32%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
955 m
80 km
2,387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Camargo 5.0 km · Santander 7.0 km · Torrelavega 19 km · Castro-Urdiales 49 km · Santurtzi 64 km · Portugalete 65 km · Getxo 66 km · Algorta 66 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 El Astillero (43.4009°, -3.8205°, elevation 33 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.