Requena weather in December

In December, Requena sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 45% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Requena's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Requena's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 33 mm; 5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 8:24 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Requena is municipal capital of Requena, Valencia, Valencian Community, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical December day in Requena reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 17°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	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

How December really feels in Requena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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.

Requena weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 3°	30	5	0.6	9.5	4.0
Feb	14° / 4°	27	4.7	0.7	10.4	4.8
Mar	17° / 5°	41	6.2	0.1	11.7	6.1
Apr	19° / 8°	53	7.3	0.1	13	6.6
May	23° / 11°	45	7.1	0	14.1	7.4
Jun	28° / 15°	24	4.8	0	14.7	7.0
Jul	31° / 18°	11	2.7	0	14.5	5.6
Aug	31° / 18°	24	5.1	0	13.6	5.5
Sep	26° / 15°	47	6.6	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	22° / 11°	44	6.2	0	11	7.3
Nov	16° / 7°	40	5.8	0.1	9.8	5.7
Dec	13° / 4°	33	5	0.5	9.3	4.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 40%.

	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 (%)	58	59	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	62	62	62	63	63
Cloudier (%)	42	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Requena gets around 33 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 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

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

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 (%)	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	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 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 8:12 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:45 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)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:24	8:25	8:26	8:26	8:27	8:27	8:28	8:28	8:28	8:29	8:29	8:29	8:30	8:30	8:30
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	8:12	5:37
2	9.4	8:13	5:36
3	9.4	8:14	5:36
4	9.4	8:14	5:36
5	9.3	8:15	5:36
6	9.3	8:16	5:36
7	9.3	8:17	5:36
8	9.3	8:18	5:36
9	9.3	8:19	5:36
10	9.3	8:19	5:36
11	9.3	8:20	5:36
12	9.3	8:21	5:36
13	9.2	8:22	5:37
14	9.2	8:22	5:37
15	9.2	8:23	5:37
16	9.2	8:24	5:37
17	9.2	8:24	5:38
18	9.2	8:25	5:38
19	9.2	8:26	5:38
20	9.2	8:26	5:39
21	9.2	8:27	5:39
22	9.2	8:27	5:40
23	9.2	8:28	5:40
24	9.2	8:28	5:41
25	9.2	8:28	5:41
26	9.2	8:29	5:42
27	9.2	8:29	5:42
28	9.2	8:29	5:43
29	9.2	8:30	5:44
30	9.2	8:30	5:44
31	9.2	8:30	5:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.12 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.12 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)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Requena?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Requena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Requena in December

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

In December, Requena sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Requena 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 Requena peaks around July 14 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	7	7	9	10	8	7	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Requena?

Requena sits at 39.5°N, 1.1°W, 699 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Llíria, 46 km away.

Topography around Requena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Requena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 700 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 845 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,003 m.

The land around Requena is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

185 m

cropland 40%

16 km

845 m

trees 50%

80 km

2,003 m

trees 47%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

December weather nearby: Llíria 46 km · Ribarroja del Turia 46 km · La Pobla de Vallbona 48 km · L'Eliana 49 km · Manises 55 km · Torrent 55 km · Alaquàs 55 km · Aldaia 55 km

Spain travel facts

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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
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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 Requena (39.4883°, -1.1004°, elevation 699 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

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