La Pineda weather in December

In December, La Pineda sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is La Pineda's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Pineda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 42 mm; 6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 8:20 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 11th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 1.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical December day in La Pineda reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	10
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	9
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	13	9
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

La Pineda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 8°	42	6.1	9.4	4.3
Feb	14° / 8°	31	5	10.4	4.7
Mar	16° / 10°	37	5.7	11.7	5.5
Apr	17° / 12°	43	6.9	13.1	6.2
May	20° / 15°	38	5.4	14.3	7.3
Jun	24° / 19°	20	3.4	14.9	8.3
Jul	27° / 22°	18	3.7	14.7	8.1
Aug	27° / 23°	40	5.6	13.6	7.6
Sep	25° / 20°	77	8.6	12.3	7.4
Oct	21° / 16°	78	8.1	10.9	7.0
Nov	17° / 12°	53	6.1	9.7	6.1
Dec	14° / 9°	42	6	9.1	4.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 39%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	59	60	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	63	63	64	64
Cloudier (%)	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	40	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

La Pineda gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	19
22	19
23	19
24	18
25	18
26	17
27	17
28	17
29	17
30	16
31	16

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 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 8:07 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:22	8:23	8:23	8:24	8:24	8:24	8:25	8:25	8:25	8:26	8:26	8:26
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.3	8:07	5:23
2	9.2	8:08	5:23
3	9.2	8:09	5:22
4	9.2	8:10	5:22
5	9.2	8:11	5:22
6	9.2	8:12	5:22
7	9.2	8:13	5:22
8	9.1	8:14	5:22
9	9.1	8:15	5:22
10	9.1	8:15	5:22
11	9.1	8:16	5:22
12	9.1	8:17	5:22
13	9.1	8:18	5:23
14	9.1	8:18	5:23
15	9.1	8:19	5:23
16	9.1	8:20	5:23
17	9.1	8:20	5:23
18	9.0	8:21	5:24
19	9.0	8:22	5:24
20	9.0	8:22	5:25
21	9.0	8:23	5:25
22	9.0	8:23	5:25
23	9.0	8:24	5:26
24	9.0	8:24	5:26
25	9.0	8:24	5:27
26	9.0	8:25	5:28
27	9.1	8:25	5:28
28	9.1	8:25	5:29
29	9.1	8:26	5:29
30	9.1	8:26	5:30
31	9.1	8:26	5:31

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.94 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.0	Moderate
5	2.0	Moderate
6	2.0	Moderate
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.0	Dim
9	2.0	Dim
10	2.0	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	2.0	Dim
29	2.0	Dim
30	2.0	Dim
31	2.0	Dim

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit La Pineda?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit La Pineda for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Pineda in December

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

In December, La Pineda sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near La Pineda 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 17 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 7 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	13	15	17	21	24	26	24	21	18	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in La Pineda 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 La Pineda peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	6	9	9	8	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is La Pineda?

La Pineda sits at 41.1°N, 1.2°E, 1 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Salou, 3.0 km away.

Topography around La Pineda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Pineda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,410 m.

The land around La Pineda is covered by water (45%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (54%) within 16 km, and trees (32%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

71 m

water 45%

16 km

509 m

water 54%

80 km

1,410 m

trees 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← November La Pineda year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Salou 3.0 km · Vila-seca 5.0 km · Tarragona 7.0 km · Cambrils 10 km · Reus 11 km · Torredembarra 20 km · Valls 24 km · El Vendrell 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

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 Pineda (41.077°, 1.1789°, elevation 1 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	10
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	9
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	13	9
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	19
22	19
23	19
24	18
25	18
26	17
27	17
28	17
29	17
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	10
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	9
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	13	9
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	19
22	19
23	19
24	18
25	18
26	17
27	17
28	17
29	17
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	10
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	9
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	13	9
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	20
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	19
22	19
23	19
24	18
25	18
26	17
27	17
28	17
29	17
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0