Olot weather in December

In December, Olot sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°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 06 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Olot's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:18 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Olot is capital town of the municipality of Olot, 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 10°C through the month.

A typical December day in Olot reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 14°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)
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3101
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How December really feels in Olot

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.

Olot 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°687.92.89.32.1
Feb10° / 639.12.710.32.5
Mar13° / 9611.31.911.63.7
Apr15° / 13414.71.313.14.1
May19° / 15415.60.314.45.2
Jun22° / 13°15215.10156.0
Jul25° / 15°14514.4014.86.4
Aug25° / 15°13314.3013.76.4
Sep21° / 12°13513.8012.36.0
Oct18° / 13312.30.110.85.4
Nov13° / 919.70.59.63.6
Dec10° / 697.71.492.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45545
55644
65644
75644
85644
95743
105743
115743
125743
135743
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305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Olot gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1313
2313
3314
4304
5304
6294
7294
8284
9275
10265
11265
12255
13245
14245
15245
16235
17234
18234
19234
20224
21224
22224
23224
24224
25224
26225
27225
28225
29225
30226
31226

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 (%)
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:055:14
29.18:065:14
39.18:075:14
49.18:085:14
59.18:095:13
69.18:105:13
79.08:115:13
89.08:125:13
99.08:135:13
109.08:145:13
119.08:155:13
129.08:155:13
139.08:165:14
149.08:175:14
158.98:175:14
168.98:185:14
178.98:195:15
188.98:195:15
198.98:205:15
208.98:215:16
218.98:215:16
228.98:225:16
238.98:225:17
248.98:225:17
258.98:235:18
268.98:235:19
278.98:235:19
288.98:245:20
298.98:245:21
309.08:245:21
319.08:245:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Olot?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Olot.

What to pack for Olot in December

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

In December, Olot sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Olot in December

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 21 to Oct 6 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Olot 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 Olot 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 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Olot?

Olot sits at 42.2°N, 2.5°E, 438 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vilaseca, 23 km away.

Topography around Olot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olot has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,398 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,902 m.

The land around Olot is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
374 m
16 km
1,398 m
80 km
2,902 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Vilaseca 23 km · Banyoles 24 km · Manlleu 26 km · Salt 34 km · Vic 34 km · Girona 35 km · Figueres 40 km · Berga 54 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 Olot (42.181°, 2.4901°, elevation 438 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).