Torrelavega weather in December

In December, Torrelavega sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Torrelavega's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torrelavega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
93 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:48 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Torrelavega is human settlement in Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.7 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 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Torrelavega reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Torrelavega weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 10013.92.59.22.1
Feb11° / 9312.73.710.22.4
Mar13° / 9713.41.911.63.4
Apr15° / 10715.80.513.23.7
May17° / 10°10216.3014.54.8
Jun20° / 13°8813015.25.7
Jul22° / 15°7212.4014.96.4
Aug23° / 15°7112.2013.86.5
Sep21° / 13°7812.1012.36.1
Oct18° / 10°9913.3010.85.3
Nov13° / 12215.10.59.53.3
Dec11° / 93141.58.82.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33169
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93367
103367
113466
123466
133565
143565
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203565
213367
223268
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253367
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303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Torrelavega gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 45% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1513
2513
3513
4503
5503
6493
7484
8484
9474
10464
11464
12454
13444
14445
15435
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17425
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19425
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21426
22426
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24425
25425
26415
27415
28415
29425
30426
31426

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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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 8:35 AM to 8:55 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:355:37
29.08:365:36
39.08:375:36
49.08:385:36
58.98:395:36
68.98:405:36
78.98:415:35
88.98:425:35
98.98:435:35
108.98:445:35
118.88:455:35
128.88:455:36
138.88:465:36
148.88:475:36
158.88:485:36
168.88:485:36
178.88:495:37
188.88:505:37
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208.88:515:38
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228.88:525:39
238.88:525:39
248.88:535:40
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268.88:535:41
278.88:545:41
288.88:545:42
298.88:545:43
308.88:545:43
318.88:555:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Torrelavega?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Torrelavega.

What to pack for Torrelavega in December

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

In December, Torrelavega sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Torrelavega 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 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Sep 21 — about 2.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul20Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Torrelavega 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 Torrelavega peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9Dec 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 Torrelavega?

Torrelavega sits at 43.3°N, 4.0°W, 31 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Camargo, 15 km away.

Topography around Torrelavega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torrelavega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,556 m.

The land around Torrelavega is covered by grassland (41%), trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), water (32%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
890 m
80 km
2,556 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Camargo 15 km · El Astillero 19 km · Santander 24 km · Castro-Urdiales 67 km · Santurtzi 82 km · Portugalete 83 km · Getxo 84 km · Algorta 84 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 Torrelavega (43.3494°, -4.0479°, elevation 31 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).