Tui weather in December

In December, Tui sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 212 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tui's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
9:02 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Tui is capital town of the municipality of Tui, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tui reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°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)
1148
2148
3138
4138
5138
6138
7138
8138
9138
10138
11138
12138
13138
14138
15138
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28138
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31138

Tui weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 20913.99.33.1
Feb13° / 13910.710.33.6
Mar15° / 15411.711.74.4
Apr16° / 10°15113.513.14.6
May18° / 12°1251214.35.7
Jun21° / 14°547.4157.0
Jul22° / 16°314.714.78.1
Aug23° / 16°435.513.78.0
Sep21° / 15°858.112.37.0
Oct18° / 13°21213.310.95.5
Nov15° / 10°22714.89.64.0
Dec13° / 21214.293.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93862
103862
113862
123862
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204060
214060
224060
233961
243961
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283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tui gets around 212 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
346
446
546
646
745
845
945
1044
1144
1244
1344
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2044
2144
2245
2346
2447
2547
2648
2748
2849
2949
3050
3150

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:49 AM to 9:09 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:495:59
29.18:505:59
39.18:515:59
49.18:525:59
59.18:535:58
69.18:545:58
79.18:555:58
89.08:565:58
99.08:575:58
109.08:585:58
119.08:595:58
129.08:595:58
139.09:005:59
149.09:015:59
159.09:025:59
169.09:025:59
178.99:036:00
188.99:036:00
198.99:046:00
208.99:056:01
218.99:056:01
228.99:066:01
238.99:066:02
248.99:066:02
258.99:076:03
268.99:076:04
278.99:086:04
289.09:086:05
299.09:086:06
309.09:086:06
319.09:096:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tui

In seasonPeak

In December, Tui sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tui's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Tui?

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

3.3
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 Tui.

What to pack for Tui in December

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

In December, Tui sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Tui 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 21 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
May15Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Tui 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 Tui peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tui?

Tui sits at 42.0°N, 8.6°W, 50 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Porriño, 13 km away.

Topography around Tui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tui has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,517 m.

The land around Tui is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), water (26%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
825 m
80 km
1,517 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Porriño 13 km · Monção 14 km · Nigrán 17 km · Ponteareas 18 km · Vigo 22 km · Redondela 26 km · Cangas do Morrazo 27 km · Moaña 27 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 Tui (42.0471°, -8.6443°, elevation 50 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).