Sotillo de la Adrada weather in December

In December, Sotillo de la Adrada sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sotillo de la Adrada's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sotillo de la Adrada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 58 mm; 7.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 8:40 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical December day in Sotillo de la Adrada reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	3
10	10	3
11	10	2
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	10	2
28	10	2
29	10	2
30	10	2
31	10	2

How December really feels in Sotillo de la Adrada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sotillo de la Adrada weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 1°	48	7.8	1.7	9.5	2.2
Feb	12° / 2°	37	5.9	1	10.4	3.3
Mar	15° / 5°	44	6.8	0.5	11.7	5.0
Apr	17° / 7°	49	8.2	0.2	13	5.9
May	22° / 11°	41	7.8	0	14.2	7.1
Jun	28° / 15°	15	3.7	0	14.8	7.2
Jul	32° / 18°	6	1.3	0	14.6	5.5
Aug	31° / 18°	8	1.7	0	13.6	5.8
Sep	26° / 14°	24	4.3	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	20° / 10°	64	7.1	0	10.9	6.8
Nov	13° / 5°	62	7.6	0.3	9.8	4.0
Dec	10° / 2°	58	7.3	0.7	9.2	2.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	52	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	45	46	47	47	47	47	47	46	47	47	48	48	48	49
Cloudier (%)	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	54	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	52	52	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Sotillo de la Adrada gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	2
2	24	2
3	24	2
4	24	2
5	24	2
6	24	2
7	23	2
8	23	2
9	23	2
10	23	2
11	23	2
12	23	2
13	23	2
14	23	2
15	22	2
16	22	2
17	22	2
18	22	2
19	23	2
20	23	2
21	23	2
22	23	2
23	24	3
24	24	3
25	24	3
26	25	3
27	25	3
28	25	3
29	26	3
30	26	4
31	26	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 8:47 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:28	8:29	8:30	8:31	8:32	8:33	8:33	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:37	8:37	8:38	8:39	8:40	8:40	8:41	8:41	8:42	8:43	8:43	8:44	8:44	8:44	8:45	8:45	8:46	8:46	8:46	8:46	8:47
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.3	8:28	5:48
2	9.3	8:29	5:48
3	9.3	8:30	5:48
4	9.3	8:31	5:48
5	9.3	8:32	5:48
6	9.3	8:33	5:48
7	9.2	8:33	5:48
8	9.2	8:34	5:48
9	9.2	8:35	5:48
10	9.2	8:36	5:48
11	9.2	8:37	5:48
12	9.2	8:37	5:48
13	9.2	8:38	5:48
14	9.2	8:39	5:48
15	9.1	8:40	5:49
16	9.1	8:40	5:49
17	9.1	8:41	5:49
18	9.1	8:41	5:49
19	9.1	8:42	5:50
20	9.1	8:43	5:50
21	9.1	8:43	5:51
22	9.1	8:44	5:51
23	9.1	8:44	5:52
24	9.1	8:44	5:52
25	9.1	8:45	5:53
26	9.1	8:45	5:53
27	9.1	8:46	5:54
28	9.1	8:46	5:54
29	9.1	8:46	5:55
30	9.2	8:46	5:56
31	9.2	8:47	5:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.0	Dim
5	2.0	Dim
6	2.0	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
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20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.9	Dim
31	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sotillo de la Adrada?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sotillo de la Adrada.

What to pack for Sotillo de la Adrada in December

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

In December, Sotillo de la Adrada sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sotillo de la Adrada 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 Sotillo de la Adrada peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	6	7	7	9	10	9	6	5	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	2	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Sotillo de la Adrada in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sotillo de la Adrada is worst in August — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	13	12	9	11	8	15	10	10	9	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sotillo de la Adrada?

Sotillo de la Adrada sits at 40.3°N, 4.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ávila, 42 km away.

Topography around Sotillo de la Adrada

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sotillo de la Adrada.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sotillo de la Adrada has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m around an average of 719 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,575 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,261 m.

The land around Sotillo de la Adrada is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%), cropland (26%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

724 m

trees 68%

16 km

1,575 m

trees 63%

80 km

2,261 m

grassland 46%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← November Sotillo de la Adrada year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Ávila 42 km · Talavera de la Reina 42 km · Arenas de San Pedro 44 km · Navalcarnero 48 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 50 km · El Escorial 50 km · La Puebla de Montalban 51 km · Villanueva de la Cañada 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

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 Sotillo de la Adrada (40.2912°, -4.5838°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	3
10	10	3
11	10	2
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	10	2
28	10	2
29	10	2
30	10	2
31	10	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	2
2	24	2
3	24	2
4	24	2
5	24	2
6	24	2
7	23	2
8	23	2
9	23	2
10	23	2
11	23	2
12	23	2
13	23	2
14	23	2
15	22	2
16	22	2
17	22	2
18	22	2
19	23	2
20	23	2
21	23	2
22	23	2
23	24	3
24	24	3
25	24	3
26	25	3
27	25	3
28	25	3
29	26	3
30	26	4
31	26	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	3
10	10	3
11	10	2
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	10	2
28	10	2
29	10	2
30	10	2
31	10	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	2
2	24	2
3	24	2
4	24	2
5	24	2
6	24	2
7	23	2
8	23	2
9	23	2
10	23	2
11	23	2
12	23	2
13	23	2
14	23	2
15	22	2
16	22	2
17	22	2
18	22	2
19	23	2
20	23	2
21	23	2
22	23	2
23	24	3
24	24	3
25	24	3
26	25	3
27	25	3
28	25	3
29	26	3
30	26	4
31	26	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	3
10	10	3
11	10	2
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	10	2
28	10	2
29	10	2
30	10	2
31	10	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	2
2	24	2
3	24	2
4	24	2
5	24	2
6	24	2
7	23	2
8	23	2
9	23	2
10	23	2
11	23	2
12	23	2
13	23	2
14	23	2
15	22	2
16	22	2
17	22	2
18	22	2
19	23	2
20	23	2
21	23	2
22	23	2
23	24	3
24	24	3
25	24	3
26	25	3
27	25	3
28	25	3
29	26	3
30	26	4
31	26	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100