Piera weather in December

In December, Piera sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Piera's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piera's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 40 mm; 5.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 8:19 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Piera is capital town of the municipality of Piera, Spain.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Piera reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2
29	12	2
30	12	2
31	12	2

How December really feels in Piera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Piera 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 2°	39	6.1	0.3	9.3	3.6
Feb	13° / 3°	33	5.8	0.5	10.3	4.3
Mar	16° / 5°	47	7.6	0.1	11.7	5.5
Apr	18° / 8°	67	9.7	0	13.1	6.0
May	21° / 12°	64	9.4	0	14.3	6.7
Jun	25° / 15°	48	7.2	0	14.9	7.5
Jul	28° / 18°	43	6.6	0	14.7	7.1
Aug	28° / 18°	61	9.3	0	13.7	6.6
Sep	25° / 15°	97	11.8	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	21° / 11°	92	10.3	0	10.9	6.5
Nov	16° / 6°	59	6.9	0.1	9.7	5.3
Dec	12° / 3°	40	5.6	0.1	9.1	3.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	60	60	60	61	62	62
Cloudier (%)	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	40	40	40	39	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	62	38
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Piera gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	18
13	18
14	19
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	16
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
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10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 8:06 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:20	8:21	8:21	8:22	8:22	8:23	8:23	8:24	8:24	8:24	8:25	8:25	8:25	8:25
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.2	8:06	5:19
2	9.2	8:07	5:19
3	9.2	8:08	5:19
4	9.2	8:09	5:19
5	9.1	8:10	5:19
6	9.1	8:11	5:18
7	9.1	8:12	5:18
8	9.1	8:13	5:18
9	9.1	8:14	5:18
10	9.1	8:14	5:18
11	9.1	8:15	5:18
12	9.0	8:16	5:19
13	9.0	8:17	5:19
14	9.0	8:18	5:19
15	9.0	8:18	5:19
16	9.0	8:19	5:19
17	9.0	8:20	5:20
18	9.0	8:20	5:20
19	9.0	8:21	5:20
20	9.0	8:21	5:21
21	9.0	8:22	5:21
22	9.0	8:22	5:22
23	9.0	8:23	5:22
24	9.0	8:23	5:23
25	9.0	8:24	5:23
26	9.0	8:24	5:24
27	9.0	8:24	5:24
28	9.0	8:25	5:25
29	9.0	8:25	5:26
30	9.0	8:25	5:26
31	9.0	8:25	5:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.0	Dim
5	2.0	Dim
6	2.0	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
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18	1.9	Dim
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20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.9	Dim
31	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Piera?

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

3.8

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 Piera.

What to pack for Piera in December

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

In December, Piera sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Piera 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 45 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	17	21	24	26	24	21	18	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Piera 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 Piera 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	6	9	9	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Piera?

Piera sits at 41.5°N, 1.8°E, 313 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Esparreguera, 10 km away.

Topography around Piera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 329 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,433 m.

The land around Piera is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

296 m

trees 40%

16 km

1,152 m

trees 54%

80 km

2,433 m

trees 43%

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← November Piera year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Esparreguera 10 km · Olesa de Montserrat 12 km · Igualada 13 km · Martorell 16 km · Vilafranca del Penedès 20 km · Sant Andreu de la Barca 20 km · Terrassa 23 km · Manresa 24 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

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 Piera (41.5223°, 1.7508°, elevation 313 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2
29	12	2
30	12	2
31	12	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	18
13	18
14	19
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	16
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2
29	12	2
30	12	2
31	12	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	18
13	18
14	19
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	16
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	13	4
3	13	4
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	13	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	2
29	12	2
30	12	2
31	12	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	18
13	18
14	19
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	16
26	16
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0