Rincón de la Victoria in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Rincón de la Victoria sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 173 mm of rain over about 22 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 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Rincón de la Victoria's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rincón de la Victoria's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
173 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
4.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Rincón de la Victoria in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.

A typical winter day in Rincón de la Victoria reaches about 14°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

10°15°20°DecJanFeb

Rincón de la Victoria 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
Jan14° / 10°567.89.84.2
Feb14° / 10°466.910.64.4
Mar15° / 11°496.911.75.2
Apr17° / 13°346.112.96.1
May19° / 15°213.913.97.5
Jun23° / 19°81.114.59.0
Jul25° / 21°10.314.39.4
Aug26° / 22°30.513.49.1
Sep23° / 20°20312.28.5
Oct20° / 17°516.611.17.0
Nov16° / 13°667.5105.7
Dec14° / 11°717.79.54.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Rincón de la Victoria gets around 173 mm of rain over 22 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 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 06 min 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 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Rincón de la Victoria?

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.

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Rincón de la Victoria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rincón de la Victoria in Winter

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

In winter, Rincón de la Victoria sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 22 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Rincón de la Victoria in Winter

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 19 to Oct 9 — about 3.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Rincón de la Victoria 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 Rincón de la Victoria peaks around July 17 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Rincón de la Victoria 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 Rincón de la Victoria is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1615 µg/m³Dec 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rincón de la Victoria?

Rincón de la Victoria sits at 36.7°N, 4.3°W, 11 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Malaga, 13 km away.

Topography around Rincón de la Victoria

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rincón de la Victoria.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rincón de la Victoria has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,021 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,749 m.

The land around Rincón de la Victoria is covered by water (40%) within 3 km, water (49%) within 16 km, and water (31%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
395 m
16 km
1,021 m
80 km
2,749 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Malaga 13 km · Torre del Mar 17 km · Vélez-Málaga 17 km · Torremolinos 23 km · Alhaurín de la Torre 26 km · Arroyo de la Miel 27 km · Torrox 29 km · Benalmádena 30 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 Rincón de la Victoria (36.7171°, -4.2758°, elevation 11 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.