Mula weather in December

In December, Mula sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Mula's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:21 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Mula is capital town of the municipality of Mula, 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 15°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mula reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°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)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9166
10156
11156
12156
13156
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25155
26155
27155
28155
29155
30155
31155

How December really feels in Mula

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.

Mula weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 305.19.75.2
Feb16° / 284.510.56.0
Mar19° / 415.211.77.0
Apr21° / 10°376.1137.3
May25° / 13°305.1147.8
Jun30° / 17°162.914.66.5
Jul33° / 20°4114.44.9
Aug32° / 20°132.813.54.8
Sep28° / 17°475.512.36.8
Oct24° / 13°385.8117.7
Nov18° / 385.69.96.7
Dec15° / 3259.45.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96238
106238
116238
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186040
196040
206139
216139
226139
236139
246238
256238
266337
276337
286436
296436
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mula gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
318
418
517
617
717
817
916
1016
1116
1216
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2316
2416
2515
2615
2714
2814
2913
3013
3113

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.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
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 8:09 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:095:42
29.58:105:42
39.58:115:42
49.58:125:42
59.58:135:42
69.58:145:42
79.58:145:42
89.48:155:42
99.48:165:42
109.48:175:42
119.48:185:42
129.48:185:42
139.48:195:43
149.48:205:43
159.48:205:43
169.48:215:43
179.48:225:44
189.48:225:44
199.48:235:44
209.48:235:45
219.48:245:45
229.48:245:46
239.48:255:46
249.48:255:47
259.48:265:47
269.48:265:48
279.48:265:48
289.48:275:49
299.48:275:50
309.48:275:50
319.48:275:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mula?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mula for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mula in December

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

In December, Mula sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Mula 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 Mula 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mula?

Mula sits at 38.0°N, 1.5°W, 308 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Archena, 19 km away.

Topography around Mula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,109 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,069 m.

The land around Mula is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (34%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
272 m
16 km
1,109 m
80 km
2,069 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Archena 19 km · Las Torres de Cotillas 22 km · Alhama de Murcia 22 km · Cieza 23 km · Molina de Segura 25 km · Alcantarilla 25 km · Cehegín 28 km · Totana 30 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 Mula (38.041°, -1.4901°, elevation 308 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).