Soria weather in December

In December, Soria sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°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 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Soria's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:37 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Soria is human settlement in Soria, Soria Province, Castile and León, Spain.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.5 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 8°C through the month.

A typical December day in Soria reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Soria

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.

Soria weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°418.13.89.31.1
Feb / -0°357.33.210.31.9
Mar13° / 408.52.111.73.6
Apr15° / 5710.6113.14.4
May19° / 5210.80.214.36.0
Jun25° / 11°377.60157.3
Jul29° / 14°224.6014.76.9
Aug28° / 13°214.7013.77.0
Sep23° / 10°295.9012.37.6
Oct17° / 498.20.110.95.7
Nov11° / 499.119.62.7
Dec / 387.41.791.3

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53763
63862
73763
83763
93862
103862
113961
123961
134060
144060
154060
164060
174060
183961
193961
203961
213961
224060
234060
243961
253862
263961
273961
283961
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Soria gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1276
2276
3266
4266
5256
6255
7245
8245
9245
10235
11234
12234
13224
14224
15224
16224
17224
18224
19224
20224
21235
22235
23245
24246
25246
26256
27257
28267
29268
30278
31279

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 (%)
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22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 8:43 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:245:35
29.28:255:35
39.28:265:35
49.18:275:35
59.18:285:35
69.18:295:35
79.18:305:34
89.18:305:34
99.18:315:34
109.08:325:34
119.08:335:35
129.08:345:35
139.08:345:35
149.08:355:35
159.08:365:35
169.08:375:35
179.08:375:36
189.08:385:36
199.08:385:36
209.08:395:37
219.08:395:37
229.08:405:38
239.08:405:38
249.08:415:39
259.08:415:39
269.08:425:40
279.08:425:40
289.08:425:41
299.08:425:42
309.08:435:42
319.08:435:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.69 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
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
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141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
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241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
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311.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Soria?

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

1.3
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 Soria.

What to pack for Soria in December

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

In December, Soria sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Soria 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 Soria peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 14UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Soria?

Soria sits at 41.8°N, 2.5°W, 1,064 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Calahorra, 73 km away.

Ejea de los CaballerosGamonal

Topography around Soria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soria has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 1,075 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,036 m.

The land around Soria is covered by trees (33%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), trees (27%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), grassland (30%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
2,036 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Calahorra 73 km · Logroño 78 km · Tudela 79 km · Calatayud 82 km · Aranda de Duero 102 km · Miranda de Ebro 110 km · Ejea de los Caballeros 117 km · Gamonal 119 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 Soria (41.764°, -2.4688°, elevation 1,064 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).