Lalín weather in December

In December, Lalín sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 145 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lalín's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lalín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
145 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
9:02 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Lalín is innhabited place in Lalín, 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 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lalín reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Lalín weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 13513.30.59.22.0
Feb11° / 9810.80.910.32.6
Mar14° / 10911.90.211.63.7
Apr15° / 12014.60.113.13.9
May18° / 10314014.45.1
Jun21° / 11°639.3015.16.5
Jul23° / 13°346.2014.87.7
Aug23° / 13°466.5013.77.7
Sep21° / 12°769.1012.36.7
Oct17° / 10°14813.2010.85.0
Nov13° / 15114.80.19.63.0
Dec11° / 14513.20.28.92.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52872
62872
72872
82971
92971
102971
113070
123070
133169
143268
153268
163367
173367
183466
193466
203466
213466
223367
233268
243268
253169
263169
273070
283070
292971
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lalín gets around 145 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1441
2431
3431
4431
5421
6421
7421
8411
9411
10411
11411
12411
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14401
15401
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21421
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24441
25441
26451
27461
28461
29471
30472
31472

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 (%)
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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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 8:49 AM to 9:08 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:495:55
29.18:505:55
39.18:515:55
49.08:525:54
59.08:535:54
69.08:545:54
79.08:555:54
89.08:565:54
99.08:575:54
108.98:585:54
118.98:595:54
128.98:595:54
138.99:005:54
148.99:015:55
158.99:025:55
168.99:025:55
178.99:035:55
188.99:035:56
198.99:045:56
208.99:055:56
218.99:055:57
228.99:065:57
238.99:065:58
248.99:065:58
258.99:075:59
268.99:075:59
278.99:086:00
288.99:086:01
298.99:086:01
308.99:086:02
318.99:086:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
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191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lalín?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lalín.

What to pack for Lalín in December

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

In December, Lalín sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lalín in December

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 70 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May15Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Lalín 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 Lalín peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lalín?

Lalín sits at 42.7°N, 8.1°W, 552 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ribeira, 28 km away.

Topography around Lalín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lalín has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 575 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,766 m.

The land around Lalín is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
814 m
80 km
1,766 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ribeira 28 km · A Estrada 31 km · Teo 39 km · Ourense 41 km · Santiago de Compostela 43 km · Pontevedra 50 km · Monforte de Lemos 51 km · Poio 53 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 Lalín (42.6609°, -8.1128°, elevation 552 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).