Getafe weather in December

In December, Getafe sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Getafe's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Getafe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:37 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Getafe is capital of Getafe Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Getafe reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3124
4124
5123
6123
7113
8113
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22112
23112
24112
25112
26112
27112
28112
29102
30102
31102

How December really feels in Getafe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Getafe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 376.80.49.52.8
Feb13° / 335.70.510.44.0
Mar17° / 396.80.211.75.9
Apr19° / 467.50136.6
May24° / 12°417.3014.27.4
Jun30° / 17°183.6014.86.3
Jul34° / 19°71.4014.64.1
Aug33° / 19°102.4013.64.4
Sep28° / 15°223.7012.37.2
Oct21° / 11°577.5010.97.0
Nov15° / 527.409.84.6
Dec11° / 457.10.39.22.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54753
64753
74753
84753
94753
104852
114753
124654
134654
144753
154753
164753
174852
184852
194852
204852
214951
224951
234951
245050
255050
265050
275050
285149
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Getafe gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
424
524
624
724
824
924
1023
1123
1223
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3023
3123

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:25 AM to 8:43 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:255:45
29.38:265:45
39.38:265:44
49.38:275:44
59.38:285:44
69.28:295:44
79.28:305:44
89.28:315:44
99.28:325:44
109.28:335:44
119.28:335:44
129.28:345:44
139.28:355:45
149.28:365:45
159.18:365:45
169.18:375:45
179.18:375:46
189.18:385:46
199.18:395:46
209.18:395:47
219.18:405:47
229.18:405:48
239.18:415:48
249.18:415:49
259.18:415:49
269.18:425:50
279.18:425:50
289.18:425:51
299.18:435:52
309.28:435:52
319.28:435:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Getafe?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Getafe.

What to pack for Getafe in December

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

In December, Getafe sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Getafe in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Getafe 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 Getafe?

Getafe sits at 40.3°N, 3.7°W, 623 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Leganés, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Getafe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Getafe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 632 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,015 m.

The land around Getafe is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
2,015 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Leganés 4.0 km · San Cristobal 5.0 km · Villaverde 6.0 km · Fuenlabrada 6.0 km · Butarque 6.0 km · Los Angeles 6.0 km · Los Rosales 7.0 km · Buenavista 7.0 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 Getafe (40.3057°, -3.733°, elevation 623 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. 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).