Mérida in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Mérida sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 157 mm of rain over about 22 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 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Mérida's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mérida's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Rainfall
- 157 mm
- 22 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.3
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Mérida in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.
A typical winter day in Mérida reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Mérida
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.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Mérida 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 4° | 51 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 15° / 5° | 45 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 18° / 8° | 45 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 21° / 10° | 45 | 7.6 | 13 | 6.8 |
| May | 25° / 13° | 33 | 6.5 | 14.1 | 7.5 |
| Jun | 30° / 17° | 11 | 2.2 | 14.7 | 6.2 |
| Jul | 34° / 19° | 3 | 0.7 | 14.4 | 4.2 |
| Aug | 33° / 19° | 5 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 4.4 |
| Sep | 29° / 16° | 24 | 4 | 12.3 | 6.6 |
| Oct | 23° / 13° | 65 | 7.5 | 11 | 7.2 |
| Nov | 17° / 8° | 62 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 5.7 |
| Dec | 13° / 6° | 62 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 4.1 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Mérida gets around 157 mm of rain over 22 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Mérida?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Mérida for sightseeing.
What to pack for Mérida in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Mérida sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.
UV index in Mérida in Winter
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 Mérida peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Mérida?
Mérida sits at 38.9°N, 6.3°W, 223 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montijo, 24 km away.
Topography around Mérida
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mérida.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Mérida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m.
The land around Mérida is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (32%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (28%) within 80 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 Mérida (38.918°, -6.3429°, elevation 223 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.