Úbeda weather in December

In December, Úbeda sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Úbeda's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Úbeda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:28 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Úbeda is capital of Úbeda 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 13°C through the month.

A typical December day in Úbeda reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
16133
17133
18133
19133
20133
21133
22133
23133
24133
25133
26133
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How December really feels in Úbeda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Úbeda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 689.30.89.73.3
Feb14° / 608.30.910.54.1
Mar17° / 639.10.411.75.7
Apr19° / 619.50.1136.3
May24° / 12°437.70147.4
Jun29° / 16°173.4014.66.6
Jul34° / 20°41.2014.44.3
Aug33° / 19°92.6013.54.3
Sep28° / 16°325.1012.36.9
Oct22° / 11°547.60117.2
Nov16° / 729.40.19.95.1
Dec13° / 789.10.49.43.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
54951
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124951
134951
144951
154951
164852
174852
184951
195050
205050
214951
225050
235149
245149
255149
265149
275248
285248
295248
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Úbeda gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2312
3302
4302
5292
6292
7292
8292
9292
10292
11292
12282
13281
14281
15281
16281
17281
18291
19291
20291
21291
22301
23301
24301
25301
26301
27301
28301
29301
30301
31301

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 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 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 8:17 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:175:50
29.58:185:50
39.58:185:50
49.58:195:50
59.58:205:49
69.58:215:49
79.58:225:49
89.48:235:49
99.48:235:50
109.48:245:50
119.48:255:50
129.48:265:50
139.48:265:50
149.48:275:50
159.48:285:51
169.48:285:51
179.48:295:51
189.48:305:52
199.48:305:52
209.48:315:52
219.48:315:53
229.48:325:53
239.48:325:54
249.48:335:54
259.48:335:55
269.48:335:55
279.48:345:56
289.48:345:57
299.48:345:57
309.48:355:58
319.48:355:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Úbeda?

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

3.7
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 Úbeda.

What to pack for Úbeda in December

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

In December, Úbeda sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Úbeda 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 Úbeda peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Úbeda?

Úbeda sits at 38.0°N, 3.4°W, 766 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Baeza, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Úbeda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Úbeda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m around an average of 691 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,202 m.

The land around Úbeda is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
345 m
16 km
563 m
80 km
2,202 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Baeza 9.0 km · Linares 25 km · Villanueva del Arzobispo 36 km · La Carolina 36 km · Bailén 37 km · Campiña 41 km · Jaén 46 km · Andújar 60 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 Úbeda (38.0133°, -3.3705°, elevation 766 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).