Galdakao weather in December

In December, Galdakao sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 114 mm of precipitation across 14.6 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Galdakao's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galdakao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
114 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:43 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Galdakao is capital town of the municipality of Galdácano, 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 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Galdakao reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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10127
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Galdakao weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 119150.99.22.4
Feb12° / 10713.61.410.22.6
Mar13° / 10313.50.511.63.5
Apr15° / 10515.40.113.23.8
May17° / 11°9014.5014.55.0
Jun20° / 14°7111.5015.16.0
Jul22° / 16°6210.6014.96.7
Aug23° / 16°6010.9013.86.8
Sep21° / 15°7011.5012.36.2
Oct18° / 12°10614010.85.4
Nov14° / 14515.50.19.53.5
Dec12° / 11414.60.58.92.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
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223169
233268
243169
253169
263268
273268
283268
293268
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Galdakao gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 14.6 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 46% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1531
2521
3521
4511
5511
6501
7501
8491
9481
10482
11472
12462
13462
14452
15442
16442
17442
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19442
20442
21442
22442
23442
24442
25442
26441
27441
28451
29451
30452
31452

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 (%)
1100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1714light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 8:30 AM to 8:49 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:305:32
29.08:315:32
39.08:325:32
49.08:335:31
59.08:345:31
68.98:355:31
78.98:365:31
88.98:375:31
98.98:385:31
108.98:395:31
118.98:395:31
128.88:405:31
138.88:415:31
148.88:425:31
158.88:425:32
168.88:435:32
178.88:445:32
188.88:445:33
198.88:455:33
208.88:465:33
218.88:465:34
228.88:475:34
238.88:475:35
248.88:475:35
258.88:485:36
268.88:485:36
278.88:485:37
288.88:495:38
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308.88:495:39
318.88:495:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
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241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
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301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Galdakao?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Galdakao.

What to pack for Galdakao in December

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

In December, Galdakao sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Galdakao 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 28 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 11 to Sep 21 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Galdakao 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 Galdakao peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Low
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Galdakao?

Galdakao sits at 43.2°N, 2.8°W, 57 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Basauri, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Galdakao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galdakao has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,670 m.

The land around Galdakao is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
987 m
80 km
1,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Basauri 4.0 km · Santutxu 6.0 km · Bilbao 8.0 km · Amorebieta 9.0 km · Erandio 13 km · Laudio / Llodio 14 km · Mungia 14 km · Barakaldo 14 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 Galdakao (43.2307°, -2.8429°, elevation 57 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).