El Viso in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), El Viso sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 114 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early December to 14°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
114 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
3.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in El Viso in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early December to 14°C by late February.

A typical winter day in El Viso reaches about 11°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in El Viso

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 63 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
63
wind chill below the day's low

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

El Viso 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
Jan10° / 386.70.69.42.6
Feb13° / 325.60.710.43.9
Mar16° / 396.50.211.75.6
Apr19° / 447.50136.4
May23° / 11°376.6014.27.4
Jun29° / 16°153.3014.86.7
Jul33° / 18°61.4014.64.6
Aug32° / 18°82013.64.9
Sep27° / 14°213.8012.37.4
Oct20° / 10°587.3010.96.9
Nov14° / 536.909.84.5
Dec11° / 436.80.49.22.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

El Viso gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 19 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 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit El Viso?

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.

3.1
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 Viso.

What to pack for El Viso in Winter

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

In winter, El Viso sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in El Viso 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 Viso peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is El Viso?

El Viso sits at 40.4°N, 3.7°W, 712 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Jardín, 1.0 km away.

Topography around El Viso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Viso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 697 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,000 m.

The land around El Viso is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (35%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
2,000 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Ciudad Jardín 1.0 km · Hispanoamérica 1.0 km · Rios Rosas 1.0 km · Prosperidad 1.0 km · Castellana 1.0 km · Cuatro Caminos 2.0 km · Almagro 2.0 km · Lista 2.0 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 Viso (40.4463°, -3.6841°, elevation 712 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.