La Roda weather in December

In December, La Roda sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is La Roda's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Roda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:27 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

La Roda is municipal capital of La Roda, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in La Roda reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°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)
1124
2124
3124
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22112
23112
24112
25112
26112
27112
28112
29112
30112
31112

How December really feels in La Roda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

La Roda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 316.50.89.63.0
Feb13° / 305.80.610.53.9
Mar16° / 396.80.311.75.6
Apr19° / 437.90.1136.4
May24° / 11°376.9014.17.4
Jun29° / 16°193.7014.76.4
Jul34° / 19°51.5014.54.2
Aug33° / 19°133.1013.54.6
Sep27° / 15°274.2012.37.3
Oct21° / 10°386.50117.2
Nov15° / 406.30.29.94.9
Dec12° / 406.40.59.33.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154951
165050
175050
185050
195149
205248
215248
225248
235347
245446
255446
265446
275446
285545
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

La Roda gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1222
2222
3222
4222
5212
6212
7212
8202
9202
10202
11202
12192
13192
14192
15191
16191
17191
18191
19201
20201
21201
22201
23211
24211
25211
26211
27211
28201
29201
30201
31202

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 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 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 8:15 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:155:42
29.48:165:42
39.48:175:41
49.48:185:41
59.48:195:41
69.48:205:41
79.38:205:41
89.38:215:41
99.38:225:41
109.38:235:41
119.38:245:41
129.38:245:42
139.38:255:42
149.38:265:42
159.38:265:42
169.38:275:42
179.38:285:43
189.28:285:43
199.28:295:43
209.28:295:44
219.28:305:44
229.28:305:45
239.28:315:45
249.28:315:46
259.28:325:46
269.28:325:47
279.38:325:47
289.38:335:48
299.38:335:49
309.38:335:49
319.38:335:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.05 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit La Roda?

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

3.3
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 La Roda.

What to pack for La Roda in December

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

In December, La Roda sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in La Roda 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 Roda peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Roda?

La Roda sits at 39.2°N, 2.2°W, 713 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Albacete, 35 km away.

Topography around La Roda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Roda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,349 m.

The land around La Roda is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
1,349 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Albacete 35 km · Villarrobledo 39 km · Tomelloso 75 km · Campo de Criptana 86 km · Hellín 87 km · Alcázar de San Juan 93 km · Cuenca 96 km · Requena 96 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 Roda (39.2073°, -2.1572°, elevation 713 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).