La Carolina in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), La Carolina sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 168 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
168 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
4.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in La Carolina in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in La Carolina reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in La Carolina

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

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

La Carolina 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
Jan12° / 538.20.59.63.6
Feb14° / 507.50.310.54.5
Mar18° / 528.70.211.76.1
Apr20° / 538.60136.6
May25° / 13°397.50147.3
Jun31° / 18°163.3014.65.8
Jul35° / 21°31.1014.43.4
Aug34° / 21°72.1013.53.6
Sep29° / 17°284.8012.36.4
Oct23° / 12°507.30117.3
Nov16° / 588.40.19.95.4
Dec13° / 658.10.19.43.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

La Carolina gets around 168 mm of rain and snow over 24 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 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours 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 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit La Carolina?

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.

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit La Carolina for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Carolina in Winter

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

In winter, La Carolina sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in La Carolina in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 La Carolina peaks around July 17 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Carolina?

La Carolina sits at 38.3°N, 3.6°W, 602 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Linares, 20 km away.

Topography around La Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,004 m.

The land around La Carolina is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
1,006 m
80 km
2,004 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Linares 20 km · Bailén 24 km · Baeza 34 km · Úbeda 36 km · Andújar 46 km · Villanueva del Arzobispo 54 km · Campiña 56 km · Valdepeñas 58 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 La Carolina (38.2756°, -3.6153°, elevation 602 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.