San Andrés del Rabanedo weather in December

In December, San Andrés del Rabanedo sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is San Andrés del Rabanedo's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Andrés del Rabanedo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:52 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

San Andrés del Rabanedo is innhabited place in San Andrés del Rabanedo, Spain.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in San Andrés del Rabanedo reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
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493
593
693
793
892
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882
2982
3082
3182

How December really feels in San Andrés del Rabanedo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

San Andrés del Rabanedo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 548.81.99.21.5
Feb10° / 346.91.310.32.5
Mar14° / 448.90.511.64.0
Apr16° / 5110.20.213.14.8
May20° / 509.6014.46.3
Jun25° / 12°316015.17.6
Jul28° / 14°193.9014.87.2
Aug28° / 14°203.7013.77.3
Sep24° / 11°305012.37.8
Oct18° / 719.1010.85.7
Nov12° / 589.70.29.63.0
Dec / 598.90.78.91.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33466
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133565
143664
153664
163763
173763
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
233664
243664
253664
263565
273565
283565
293565
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

San Andrés del Rabanedo gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1302
2292
3292
4282
5282
6282
7282
8282
9272
10272
11272
12272
13272
14272
15272
16272
17272
18272
19272
20272
21282
22282
23293
24293
25293
26303
27303
28303
29303
30314
31314

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 8:39 AM to 8:58 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:395:45
29.18:405:45
39.18:415:45
49.08:425:45
59.08:435:44
69.08:445:44
79.08:455:44
89.08:465:44
99.08:475:44
108.98:485:44
118.98:485:44
128.98:495:44
138.98:505:45
148.98:515:45
158.98:515:45
168.98:525:45
178.98:535:45
188.98:535:46
198.98:545:46
208.98:545:47
218.98:555:47
228.98:555:47
238.98:565:48
248.98:565:48
258.98:575:49
268.98:575:50
278.98:575:50
288.98:585:51
298.98:585:51
308.98:585:52
318.98:585:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit San Andrés del Rabanedo?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Andrés del Rabanedo.

What to pack for San Andrés del Rabanedo in December

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

In December, San Andrés del Rabanedo sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in San Andrés del Rabanedo 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 San Andrés del Rabanedo peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is San Andrés del Rabanedo?

San Andrés del Rabanedo sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 852 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is León, 4.0 km away.

Topography around San Andrés del Rabanedo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Andrés del Rabanedo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Andrés del Rabanedo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,286 m.

The land around San Andrés del Rabanedo is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (24%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
2,286 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: León 4.0 km · Villaquilambre 6.0 km · Benavente 68 km · Mieres 72 km · Sama 76 km · La Felguera 78 km · Ponferrada 81 km · Oviedo 85 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 San Andrés del Rabanedo (42.6117°, -5.6167°, elevation 852 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).