Villaquilambre weather in December

In December, Villaquilambre sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°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 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 Villaquilambre's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villaquilambre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:52 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Villaquilambre is capital of Villaquilambre 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 7°C through the month.

A typical December day in Villaquilambre reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 11°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)
182
282
382
482
582
682
772
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How December really feels in Villaquilambre

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.

Villaquilambre weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.15.79.20.7
Feb / 498.64.310.31.5
Mar11° / 6111411.62.8
Apr13° / 6312.41.913.13.5
May17° / 5811.60.414.45.2
Jun22° / 11°387.3015.17.2
Jul25° / 13°214.9014.88.1
Aug25° / 13°244.6013.78.1
Sep21° / 10°356.3012.37.3
Oct15° / 8410.20.310.84.7
Nov10° / 7411.71.99.62.1
Dec / 7710.63.38.91.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
72872
82971
92971
102971
113070
123070
133268
143268
153367
163367
173367
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233565
243466
253466
263466
273466
283466
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Villaquilambre gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13610
23510
33510
4349
5349
6339
7339
8339
9329
10329
11328
12328
13328
14328
15328
16328
17328
18328
19329
20329
213310
223410
233411
243511
253512
263512
273613
283613
293613
303614
313714

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 9 km/h in December.

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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 8:39 AM to 8:58 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:395:45
29.18:405:45
39.18:415:44
49.08:425:44
59.08:435:44
69.08:445:44
79.08:455:44
89.08:465:44
99.08:475:44
108.98:475:44
118.98:485:44
128.98:495:44
138.98:505:44
148.98:515:44
158.98:515:45
168.98:525:45
178.98:535:45
188.98:535:45
198.98:545:46
208.98:545:46
218.98:555:47
228.98:555:47
238.98:565:48
248.98:565:48
258.98:575:49
268.98:575:49
278.98:575:50
288.98:585:50
298.98:585:51
308.98:585:52
318.98:585:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
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

Is December a good time to visit Villaquilambre?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villaquilambre.

What to pack for Villaquilambre in December

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

In December, Villaquilambre sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Villaquilambre 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 Villaquilambre peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villaquilambre?

Villaquilambre sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 893 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is León, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Villaquilambre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villaquilambre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,394 m.

The land around Villaquilambre is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: León 5.0 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 6.0 km · Mieres 69 km · Benavente 72 km · Sama 73 km · La Felguera 74 km · Oviedo 83 km · Ponferrada 86 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 Villaquilambre (42.6469°, -5.5583°, elevation 893 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).