Rota in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Rota sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 238 mm of rain over about 23 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 47% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Rota's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rota's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 238 mm
- 23 wet days
- Avg wind
- 17 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.5
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Rota in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical winter day in Rota reaches about 16°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
Rota 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16° / 10° | 74 | 8 | 9.8 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 16° / 11° | 64 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 18° / 12° | 65 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 19° / 14° | 57 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 7.0 |
| May | 22° / 16° | 32 | 4.7 | 13.9 | 7.9 |
| Jun | 25° / 19° | 7 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 9.0 |
| Jul | 28° / 21° | 1 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 8.7 |
| Aug | 28° / 22° | 3 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 8.3 |
| Sep | 26° / 20° | 27 | 3.5 | 12.2 | 8.3 |
| Oct | 23° / 17° | 84 | 8 | 11.1 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 19° / 14° | 88 | 7.9 | 10 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 17° / 11° | 100 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 5.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Rota gets around 238 mm of rain over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 17 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Rota
In winter, Rota overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Rota's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Rota?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Rota for sightseeing.
What to pack for Rota in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Rota sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Rota in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 16°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 21 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 15 | Cool |
| Mar | 16 | Cool |
| Apr | 17 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 23 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 23 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 22 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 20 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 18 | Cool |
| Dec | 17 | Cool |
UV index in Rota in Winter
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 Rota peaks around July 15 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Where is Rota?
Rota sits at 36.6°N, 6.4°W, in Spain. The nearest listed city is El Puerto de Santa María, 12 km away.
Topography around Rota
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rota.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Rota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.
The land around Rota is covered by water (50%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (58%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and cropland (25%) within 80 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 Rota (36.6236°, -6.36°), 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.