Santa Pola in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Santa Pola sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 73 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Santa Pola's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Santa Pola's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 10°C
- Rainfall
- 73 mm
- 12 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.8
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Santa Pola in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical winter day in Santa Pola reaches about 16°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
Santa Pola 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 | 15° / 10° | 27 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 16° / 10° | 20 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 5.8 |
| Mar | 17° / 12° | 25 | 4.1 | 11.7 | 6.6 |
| Apr | 19° / 14° | 27 | 4.2 | 13 | 7.2 |
| May | 22° / 17° | 18 | 2.9 | 14 | 8.1 |
| Jun | 25° / 20° | 7 | 1.3 | 14.6 | 8.8 |
| Jul | 28° / 23° | 2 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 8.3 |
| Aug | 29° / 24° | 6 | 1.4 | 13.5 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 26° / 21° | 32 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 7.9 |
| Oct | 23° / 18° | 36 | 5.1 | 11 | 7.8 |
| Nov | 19° / 14° | 35 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 16° / 11° | 25 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 6.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Santa Pola gets around 73 mm of rain over 12 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 13 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours 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 2.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Santa Pola?
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 Santa Pola for sightseeing.
What to pack for Santa Pola in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Santa Pola sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 12 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Santa Pola 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 3 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Bracing |
| Feb | 14 | Bracing |
| Mar | 15 | Bracing |
| Apr | 16 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 25 | Warm |
| Oct | 22 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 19 | Cool |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index in Santa Pola 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 Santa Pola peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Santa Pola?
Santa Pola sits at 38.2°N, 0.6°W, 7 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Guardamar del Segura, 14 km away.
Topography around Santa Pola
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Pola.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Pola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,544 m.
The land around Santa Pola is covered by water (52%) within 3 km, water (55%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and grassland (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 Santa Pola (38.1917°, -0.5658°, elevation 7 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.