Palma del Río in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Palma del Río sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 165 mm of rain over about 20 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 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Palma del Río's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Palma del Río's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Rainfall
165 mm
20 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
5.4
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Palma del Río in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.

A typical winter day in Palma del Río reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Palma del Río

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Palma del Río 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 476.89.75.0
Feb17° / 445.710.56.0
Mar20° / 536.311.77.0
Apr22° / 11°466.912.97.3
May27° / 15°325.5147.3
Jun32° / 19°71.414.65.0
Jul36° / 21°20.414.32.8
Aug36° / 21°30.613.53.0
Sep31° / 18°26412.35.6
Oct25° / 14°616.7117.4
Nov19° / 10°616.5106.6
Dec16° / 7479.45.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Palma del Río gets around 165 mm of rain over 20 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Palma del Río?

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.

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Palma del Río for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palma del Río in Winter

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

In winter, Palma del Río sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Palma del Río in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Palma del Río peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Palma del Río in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Palma del Río is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1515 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palma del Río?

Palma del Río sits at 37.7°N, 5.3°W, 60 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lora del Río, 22 km away.

Topography around Palma del Río

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palma del Río has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Palma del Río is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
1,248 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Lora del Río 22 km · Écija 25 km · Carmona 41 km · Marchena 43 km · Cordoba 49 km · El Viso del Alcor 52 km · Osuna 54 km · El Arahal 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 Palma del Río (37.7002°, -5.2812°, elevation 60 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.