Segovia weather in December

In December, Segovia sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Segovia's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Segovia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:40 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Segovia is city of Spain in Castilla y León, capital of the municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 7°C through the month.

A typical December day in Segovia reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 11°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)
181
281
381
481
581
681
781
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2870
2970
3070
3170

How December really feels in Segovia

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.

Segovia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6410.45.69.40.8
Feb / 539.34.710.41.6
Mar12° / 6311.13.411.73.0
Apr14° / 8012.82.213.13.8
May18° / 8012.60.414.35.5
Jun24° / 11°418.3014.97.3
Jul28° / 14°224.7014.67.4
Aug28° / 14°255.6013.67.4
Sep22° / 11°417.3012.37.3
Oct16° / 7410.60.310.95.1
Nov10° / 7511.81.99.72.3
Dec / 6310.33.19.11.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% 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 (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83169
93367
103466
113466
123466
133565
143664
153664
163664
173763
183763
193862
203763
213763
223862
233862
243862
253862
263961
273862
283862
293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Segovia gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13711
23611
33611
43511
53511
63411
73411
83310
93210
10329
11319
12308
13308
14297
15297
16297
17297
18297
19297
20307
21308
22318
23329
24339
25349
263410
273510
283511
293612
303612
313613

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 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 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 8:28 AM to 8:47 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:285:44
29.38:295:44
39.28:305:44
49.28:315:44
59.28:325:44
69.28:335:44
79.28:345:44
89.28:345:44
99.18:355:44
109.18:365:44
119.18:375:44
129.18:385:44
139.18:385:44
149.18:395:44
159.18:405:45
169.18:405:45
179.18:415:45
189.18:425:45
199.18:425:46
209.18:435:46
219.18:435:47
229.18:445:47
239.18:445:48
249.18:455:48
259.18:455:49
269.18:455:49
279.18:465:50
289.18:465:50
299.18:465:51
309.18:475:52
319.18:475:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Segovia?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Segovia.

What to pack for Segovia in December

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

In December, Segovia sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Segovia 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 Segovia 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 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Segovia?

Segovia sits at 40.9°N, 4.1°W, 996 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Collado-Villalba, 36 km away.

Topography around Segovia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Segovia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 1,008 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,964 m.

The land around Segovia is covered by grassland (43%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
1,341 m
80 km
1,964 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Collado-Villalba 36 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 40 km · El Escorial 41 km · Galapagar 42 km · Colmenar Viejo 44 km · Torrelodones 44 km · Tres Cantos 52 km · Arevalo 52 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 Segovia (40.9481°, -4.1184°, elevation 996 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).