Igualada weather in December

In December, Igualada sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Igualada's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igualada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:20 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Igualada is human settlement in Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Igualada reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°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)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9113
10113
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12112
13112
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How December really feels in Igualada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Igualada weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 416.30.69.32.9
Feb12° / 315.60.710.33.8
Mar16° / 518.10.311.75.2
Apr18° / 7510.4013.15.8
May21° / 11°779.6014.36.7
Jun26° / 15°558.10157.3
Jul28° / 18°426.7014.76.9
Aug28° / 18°669.8013.76.4
Sep24° / 14°9511.4012.36.8
Oct20° / 11°879.8010.96.4
Nov15° / 596.60.19.74.8
Dec11° / 415.90.493.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115743
125743
135743
145644
155644
165743
175644
185644
195644
205644
215644
225743
235743
245842
255842
265941
275941
285941
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Igualada gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1201
2201
3201
4201
5201
6191
7191
8191
9191
10191
11181
12181
13181
14181
15181
16181
17191
18191
19191
20191
21191
22181
23181
24181
25181
26181
27181
28171
29171
30172
31172

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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8100
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11100
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16100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
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1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:075:20
29.28:085:19
39.28:095:19
49.28:105:19
59.18:115:19
69.18:125:19
79.18:135:19
89.18:145:19
99.18:145:19
109.18:155:19
119.08:165:19
129.08:175:19
139.08:185:19
149.08:185:19
159.08:195:20
169.08:205:20
179.08:205:20
189.08:215:20
199.08:215:21
209.08:225:21
219.08:235:22
229.08:235:22
239.08:235:22
249.08:245:23
259.08:245:24
269.08:255:24
279.08:255:25
289.08:255:25
299.08:255:26
309.08:265:27
319.08:265:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
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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 Igualada?

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

3.1
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 Igualada.

What to pack for Igualada in December

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

In December, Igualada sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Igualada in December

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Igualada 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 Igualada peaks around July 15 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 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Igualada?

Igualada sits at 41.6°N, 1.6°E, 322 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Piera, 13 km away.

Topography around Igualada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igualada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,626 m.

The land around Igualada is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
988 m
80 km
2,626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Piera 13 km · Esparreguera 22 km · Olesa de Montserrat 23 km · Manresa 24 km · Vilafranca del Penedès 27 km · Martorell 29 km · Sant Andreu de la Barca 33 km · Terrassa 33 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 Igualada (41.581°, 1.6172°, elevation 322 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).