Martos weather in December

In December, Martos sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 75 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Martos's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Martos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:30 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Martos is capital of Martos Municipality, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical December day in Martos reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29134
30134
31134

How December really feels in Martos

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

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

Martos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 6089.73.7
Feb14° / 587.610.54.5
Mar17° / 648.611.76.0
Apr20° / 669.312.96.5
May24° / 12°527.8147.5
Jun29° / 16°192.714.66.9
Jul33° / 19°41.314.34.7
Aug33° / 19°132.313.54.7
Sep28° / 16°424.912.37.0
Oct22° / 12°708.3117.1
Nov16° / 748.5105.5
Dec13° / 758.49.44.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35446
45545
55446
65545
75446
85545
95446
105446
115347
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
175347
185347
195347
205347
215347
225347
235347
245347
255446
265446
275446
285545
295545
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Martos gets around 75 mm of rain over 8.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
527
627
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1525
1625
1725
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 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 8:18 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:185:53
29.68:195:53
39.58:205:53
49.58:215:53
59.58:225:53
69.58:235:53
79.58:235:53
89.58:245:53
99.58:255:53
109.58:265:53
119.48:275:53
129.48:275:53
139.48:285:53
149.48:295:54
159.48:295:54
169.48:305:54
179.48:315:54
189.48:315:55
199.48:325:55
209.48:325:56
219.48:335:56
229.48:335:56
239.48:345:57
249.48:345:57
259.48:355:58
269.48:355:59
279.48:355:59
289.48:366:00
299.48:366:00
309.48:366:01
319.48:366:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.19 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Martos?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Martos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Martos in December

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

In December, Martos sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Martos 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 Martos peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Martos?

Martos sits at 37.7°N, 4.0°W, 661 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Jaén, 17 km away.

Topography around Martos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Martos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,298 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,063 m.

The land around Martos is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
500 m
16 km
1,298 m
80 km
2,063 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Jaén 17 km · Alcalá la Real 29 km · Baena 33 km · Andújar 36 km · Priego de Córdoba 37 km · Bailén 45 km · Cabra 50 km · Linares 51 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 Martos (37.7211°, -3.9726°, elevation 661 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).