San Roque in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), San Roque sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 281 mm of rain over about 27 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 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
15°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
11°C
Rainfall
281 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
5.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in San Roque in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.

A typical winter day in San Roque reaches about 15°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

10°15°20°DecJanFeb

San Roque 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
Jan15° / 10°888.89.84.8
Feb15° / 10°778.110.65.0
Mar17° / 12°828.111.75.9
Apr18° / 13°627.112.96.6
May21° / 15°325.313.97.6
Jun24° / 18°61.214.49.0
Jul27° / 20°10.214.29.0
Aug27° / 21°40.613.48.7
Sep25° / 19°364.112.28.3
Oct22° / 17°868.211.17.0
Nov18° / 13°988.710.16.1
Dec16° / 11°1179.99.65.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

San Roque gets around 281 mm of rain over 27 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 16 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

Hazard calendar for San Roque

In seasonPeak

In winter, San Roque overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Roque's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit San Roque?

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.

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit San Roque for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Roque in Winter

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

In winter, San Roque sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near San Roque 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 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Sep 29 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in San Roque 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 San Roque 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
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in San Roque 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 San Roque is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1616 µg/m³Jun 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Roque?

San Roque sits at 36.2°N, 5.4°W, 116 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Línea de la Concepción, 6.0 km away.

Topography around San Roque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Roque has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m.

The land around San Roque is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (38%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
595 m
80 km
1,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: La Línea de la Concepción 6.0 km · Gibraltar 8.0 km · Los Barrios 10 km · Algeciras 10 km · Tarifa 30 km · Estepona 32 km · Ceuta 36 km · Fnidek 40 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 Roque (36.2098°, -5.3845°, elevation 116 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.