Teo weather in December

In December, Teo sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 165 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Teo's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
165 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
9:04 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Teo is capital of Teo Municipality, Spain.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Teo reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2126
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4126
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10126
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Teo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 163149.22.6
Feb12° / 11311.210.33.2
Mar15° / 12412.311.64.2
Apr16° / 13014.413.14.4
May18° / 10°11113.214.45.5
Jun21° / 12°608.615.16.8
Jul24° / 14°335.914.87.8
Aug24° / 14°486.613.77.8
Sep22° / 13°808.812.36.9
Oct18° / 11°16613.910.85.3
Nov14° / 168159.63.5
Dec12° / 16513.78.92.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
52971
62971
72971
83070
93169
103268
113268
123268
133367
143367
153367
163466
173466
183466
193565
203565
213565
223565
233466
243466
253466
263367
273367
283268
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Teo gets around 165 mm of rain over 13.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
445
545
644
744
843
943
1043
1142
1242
1342
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1541
1641
1741
1841
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2042
2142
2243
2344
2445
2545
2646
2747
2847
2948
3048
3149

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
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22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 8:51 AM to 9:11 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:515:56
29.18:525:56
39.08:545:56
49.08:545:56
59.08:555:56
69.08:565:55
79.08:575:55
89.08:585:55
98.98:595:55
108.99:005:55
118.99:015:55
128.99:025:56
138.99:025:56
148.99:035:56
158.99:045:56
168.99:045:56
178.99:055:57
188.99:065:57
198.89:065:57
208.89:075:58
218.89:075:58
228.89:085:58
238.89:085:59
248.89:096:00
258.89:096:00
268.99:096:01
278.99:106:01
288.99:106:02
298.99:106:03
308.99:106:03
318.99:116:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Teo?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Teo.

What to pack for Teo in December

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

In December, Teo sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Teo in December

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Teo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Teo peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Teo?

Teo sits at 42.8°N, 8.5°W, 121 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Santiago de Compostela, 10 km away.

Topography around Teo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,174 m.

The land around Teo is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), water (27%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
708 m
80 km
1,174 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Santiago de Compostela 10 km · Ribeira 11 km · A Estrada 13 km · Vilagarcía de Arousa 28 km · Boiro 32 km · Lalín 39 km · Poio 40 km · Pontevedra 41 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 Teo (42.795°, -8.548°, elevation 121 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).