Figueres weather in December

In December, Figueres sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 9 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 42% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Figueres's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Figueres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:17 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Figueres is capital town of the municipality of Figueras, 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 Figueres 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 9°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1146
2146
3146
4146
5146
6146
7146
8136
9136
10136
11135
12135
13135
14135
15135
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21135
22135
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31134

Figueres 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
Jan12° / 596.59.33.8
Feb13° / 496.110.34.1
Mar16° / 59711.65.3
Apr18° / 658.113.16.1
May21° / 13°537.214.47.1
Jun25° / 17°284.6157.8
Jul28° / 20°203.214.87.2
Aug29° / 20°233.513.76.9
Sep25° / 16°615.812.37.6
Oct21° / 13°988.310.86.8
Nov16° / 737.49.65.4
Dec13° / 666.394.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55545
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
175644
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205545
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245644
255644
265644
275743
285743
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Figueres gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
526
626
725
825
924
1024
1123
1222
1321
1421
1520
1619
1719
1818
1918
2017
2117
2216
2316
2416
2516
2615
2715
2815
2915
3016
3116

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
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301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 8:04 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:045:12
29.18:055:12
39.18:065:12
49.18:075:11
59.18:085:11
69.08:095:11
79.08:105:11
89.08:105:11
99.08:115:11
109.08:125:11
119.08:135:11
129.08:145:11
138.98:145:11
148.98:155:12
158.98:165:12
168.98:175:12
178.98:175:12
188.98:185:13
198.98:185:13
208.98:195:13
218.98:195:14
228.98:205:14
238.98:205:15
248.98:215:15
258.98:215:16
268.98:225:16
278.98:225:17
288.98:225:18
298.98:225:18
308.98:235:19
318.98:235:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.78 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
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131.8Dim
141.8Dim
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171.8Dim
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231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Figueres?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Figueres for sightseeing.

What to pack for Figueres in December

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

In December, Figueres sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Figueres in December

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 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 Jun 30 to Sep 22 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Figueres in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Figueres peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Figueres?

Figueres sits at 42.3°N, 3.0°E, 41 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Roses, 18 km away.

Topography around Figueres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Figueres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,894 m.

The land around Figueres is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
2,894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Roses 18 km · Banyoles 23 km · Girona 33 km · Salt 35 km · Olot 40 km · Palafrugell 42 km · Perpignan 48 km · Palamós 48 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 Figueres (42.2664°, 2.9616°, elevation 41 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).