Teruel weather in December

In December, Teruel sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Teruel's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teruel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:26 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Teruel is city in Aragon, Spain, capital of the municipality of Teruel, in the comarca of Comunidad de Teruel and the province of Teruel.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1171

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 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in Teruel reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°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)
1101
2101
3101
4101
5101
6101
791
891
991
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

How December really feels in Teruel

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.

Teruel weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°255.229.51.9
Feb10° / 245.42.410.42.7
Mar14° / 366.41.511.74.3
Apr16° / 5090.7135.0
May20° / 559.80.214.26.4
Jun25° / 12°397.4014.87.4
Jul29° / 15°204.6014.66.8
Aug28° / 14°316.8013.66.7
Sep23° / 11°367.1012.37.4
Oct18° / 406.50.110.96.3
Nov12° / 345.90.79.83.6
Dec / 265.11.29.22.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104852
114852
124852
134852
144951
154951
164951
174951
185050
195149
205149
215248
225347
235446
245446
255545
265644
275644
285743
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Teruel gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1194
2194
3184
4184
5174
6174
7174
8164
9164
10164
11164
12154
13154
14154
15154
16154
17164
18164
19164
20164
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26164
27164
28164
29164
30154
31154

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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:14 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:145:34
29.38:155:34
39.38:165:34
49.38:175:34
59.38:185:34
69.28:195:34
79.28:205:33
89.28:215:33
99.28:215:34
109.28:225:34
119.28:235:34
129.28:245:34
139.28:245:34
149.28:255:34
159.18:265:34
169.18:265:35
179.18:275:35
189.18:285:35
199.18:285:36
209.18:295:36
219.18:295:37
229.18:305:37
239.18:305:37
249.18:315:38
259.18:315:39
269.18:315:39
279.18:325:40
289.18:325:40
299.18:325:41
309.28:335:42
319.28:335:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Teruel?

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

2.1
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 Teruel.

What to pack for Teruel in December

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

In December, Teruel sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Teruel 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 Teruel peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Teruel?

Teruel sits at 40.3°N, 1.1°W, 908 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Onda, 83 km away.

Topography around Teruel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teruel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 941 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m.

The land around Teruel is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
797 m
80 km
1,859 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Onda 83 km · Llíria 91 km · Cuenca 93 km · Requena 95 km · La Pobla de Vallbona 96 km · Vila-real 97 km · Castelló de la Plana 98 km · Almassora 99 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 Teruel (40.3456°, -1.1065°, elevation 908 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).