Fuencarral-El Pardo in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Fuencarral-El Pardo 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 Fuencarral-El Pardo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Fuencarral-El Pardo'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 Fuencarral-El Pardo in Winter
Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early December to 14°C by late February.
A typical winter day in Fuencarral-El Pardo reaches about 11°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Fuencarral-El Pardo
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.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Fuencarral-El Pardo 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 | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° / 2° | 38 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 13° / 2° | 32 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 10.4 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 16° / 5° | 39 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 19° / 7° | 44 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 | 6.4 |
| May | 23° / 11° | 37 | 6.6 | 0 | 14.2 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 29° / 16° | 15 | 3.3 | 0 | 14.8 | 6.7 |
| Jul | 33° / 18° | 6 | 1.4 | 0 | 14.6 | 4.6 |
| Aug | 32° / 18° | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13.6 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 27° / 14° | 21 | 3.8 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 20° / 10° | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 10.9 | 6.9 |
| Nov | 14° / 5° | 53 | 6.9 | 0 | 9.7 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 11° / 3° | 43 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 2.8 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Fuencarral-El Pardo 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.
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 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.4 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Fuencarral-El Pardo?
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 weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fuencarral-El Pardo.
What to pack for Fuencarral-El Pardo in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Fuencarral-El Pardo sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.
UV index in Fuencarral-El Pardo 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 Fuencarral-El Pardo 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Fuencarral-El Pardo?
Fuencarral-El Pardo sits at 40.5°N, 3.7°W, 687 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mirasierra, 1.0 km away.
Topography around Fuencarral-El Pardo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fuencarral-El Pardo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Fuencarral-El Pardo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 672 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,001 m.
The land around Fuencarral-El Pardo is covered by grassland (33%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (34%) and trees (23%) 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 Fuencarral-El Pardo (40.4984°, -3.7314°, elevation 687 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.