Soria in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Soria sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 114 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-0°C
Precipitation
114 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
1.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Soria in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Soria reaches about 8°C and drops to -0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Soria

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Soria 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 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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Soria gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

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 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 54 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 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Soria?

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.

1.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Soria.

What to pack for Soria in Winter

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

In winter, Soria sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Soria 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 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
Winter 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.