Monzón weather in December

In December, Monzón sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Monzón's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monzón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:26 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
48%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Monzón is Town in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.8 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical December day in Monzón reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4122
5122
6111
7111
8111
9111
10111
11111
12111
13111
14111
15111
16111
17111
18111
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

How December really feels in Monzón

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Monzón weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 395.99.32.8
Feb13° / 264.610.34.0
Mar16° / 436.511.75.7
Apr19° / 638.213.16.5
May23° / 11°597.814.37.2
Jun29° / 15°396.1156.5
Jul32° / 18°275.214.74.9
Aug31° / 18°546.113.75.3
Sep26° / 14°717.112.37.4
Oct21° / 697.410.97.0
Nov14° / 556.49.64.8
Dec11° / 375.793.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
66040
76040
86040
96040
105941
115941
125941
135941
145941
155842
165842
175842
185842
195743
205743
215743
225743
235842
245743
255842
265941
275941
285941
296040
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Monzón gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1200
2190
3191
4191
5181
6181
7181
8181
9171
10171
11171
12171
13171
14172
15182
16182
17182
18182
19192
20192
21191
22191
23191
24191
25191
26191
27191
28191
29191
30191
31191

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 7 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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
18calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:145:24
29.28:155:24
39.18:165:24
49.18:175:24
59.18:185:23
69.18:195:23
79.18:195:23
89.18:205:23
99.08:215:23
109.08:225:23
119.08:235:23
129.08:245:24
139.08:245:24
149.08:255:24
159.08:265:24
169.08:265:24
179.08:275:25
189.08:285:25
199.08:285:25
208.98:295:26
218.98:295:26
228.98:305:27
238.98:305:27
248.98:315:28
259.08:315:28
269.08:315:29
279.08:325:29
289.08:325:30
299.08:325:31
309.08:335:31
319.08:335:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.85 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Monzón?

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

3.0
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 Monzón.

What to pack for Monzón in December

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

In December, Monzón sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Monzón 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 Monzón peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Monzón in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Monzón is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Monzón's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Nov 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monzón?

Monzón sits at 41.9°N, 0.2°E, 280 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Barbastro, 15 km away.

Topography around Monzón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monzón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,837 m.

The land around Monzón is covered by cropland (35%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), trees (35%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
2,837 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Barbastro 15 km · Lleida 48 km · Balaguer 53 km · Huesca 56 km · Tàrrega 84 km · Zaragoza 93 km · Almozara 95 km · Delicias 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 Monzón (41.9108°, 0.1941°, elevation 280 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).