Nigrán weather in December

In December, Nigrán sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 224 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 27% 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 Nigrán's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nigrán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
9:03 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
64%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Nigrán is capital of Nigrán 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 Nigrán reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°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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Nigrán weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 22114.59.33.0
Feb13° / 14911.210.33.4
Mar14° / 15811.611.64.2
Apr15° / 10°15213.513.14.4
May17° / 12°11812.314.45.5
Jun20° / 14°577.6156.8
Jul22° / 16°355.214.87.8
Aug22° / 16°49613.77.7
Sep20° / 15°888.712.36.8
Oct18° / 13°21413.510.85.4
Nov15° / 10°23515.29.63.9
Dec13° / 2241593.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nigrán gets around 224 mm of rain over 15 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2651
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3152

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14973
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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815light breeze
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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 8:50 AM to 9:09 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:506:00
29.18:515:59
39.18:525:59
49.18:535:59
59.18:545:59
69.18:555:59
79.08:565:59
89.08:575:59
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109.08:595:59
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168.99:036:00
178.99:046:00
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198.99:056:01
208.99:066:01
218.99:066:01
228.99:076:02
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248.99:076:03
258.99:086:03
268.99:086:04
278.99:096:05
288.99:096:05
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309.09:096:07
319.09:096:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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61.6Dim
71.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nigrán

In seasonPeak

In December, Nigrán sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nigrán's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Nigrán?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nigrán.

What to pack for Nigrán in December

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

In December, Nigrán sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Nigrán 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 offshore 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
Jun17Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Nigrán 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 Nigrán peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nigrán?

Nigrán sits at 42.1°N, 8.8°W, 39 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vigo, 12 km away.

Topography around Nigrán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nigrán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,517 m.

The land around Nigrán is covered by grassland (32%), trees (29%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), water (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
363 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
1,517 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Vigo 12 km · Cangas do Morrazo 14 km · Porriño 16 km · Moaña 16 km · Tui 17 km · Redondela 23 km · Ponteareas 25 km · Monção 28 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 Nigrán (42.1415°, -8.8066°, elevation 39 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).