Guadix in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Guadix sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 158 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
158 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
2.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Guadix in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Guadix reaches about 10°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Guadix

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Guadix 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
Jan / -0°507.83.79.72.1
Feb11° / 507.73.210.62.7
Mar13° / 639.52.211.74.0
Apr16° / 6310.3112.94.9
May20° / 619.30.1146.6
Jun25° / 13°356.1014.57.8
Jul30° / 16°123.6014.36.6
Aug29° / 16°215.3013.46.5
Sep24° / 12°476.6012.37.6
Oct19° / 577.90.2116.4
Nov13° / 6180.8103.9
Dec10° / 597.51.79.52.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Guadix gets around 158 mm of rain and snow over 23 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 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Guadix?

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.

2.5
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 Guadix.

What to pack for Guadix in Winter

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

In winter, Guadix sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Guadix in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guadix peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Guadix in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Guadix is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 2115 µg/m³Dec 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guadix?

Guadix sits at 37.3°N, 3.1°W, 927 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Baza, 39 km away.

Topography around Guadix

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadix has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Guadix is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), cropland (22%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
1,180 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Baza 39 km · Granada 43 km · Zubia 44 km · Maracena 45 km · Albolote 46 km · Armilla 46 km · Atarfe 49 km · Las Gabias 50 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 Guadix (37.2993°, -3.1392°, elevation 927 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.