Villena weather in December

In December, Villena sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 46% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Villena's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:20 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
48%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Villena is Spanish city.

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 Villena 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 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11135
12135
13135
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29134
30134
31134

How December really feels in Villena

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.

Villena weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 355.10.69.64.2
Feb14° / 305.40.610.54.8
Mar17° / 415.90.111.76.2
Apr20° / 4770136.8
May24° / 12°386.1014.17.6
Jun28° / 16°223.6014.67.0
Jul32° / 19°71.9014.45.4
Aug31° / 19°194.1013.55.4
Sep27° / 16°527012.37.1
Oct22° / 12°446.50117.3
Nov16° / 415.90.29.95.8
Dec13° / 345.30.49.34.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185842
195941
205842
215941
225941
236040
246040
256139
266139
276337
286337
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Villena gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1181
2181
3181
4181
5181
6181
7181
8181
9191
10191
11191
12191
13191
14201
15201
16202
17192
18192
19192
20182
21181
22171
23171
24161
25161
26151
27151
28141
29141
30131
31131

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 9 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
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 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 8:08 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:085:38
29.58:095:38
39.58:105:38
49.48:115:38
59.48:125:38
69.48:135:38
79.48:145:38
89.48:145:38
99.48:155:38
109.48:165:38
119.48:175:38
129.38:185:38
139.38:185:38
149.38:195:38
159.38:205:39
169.38:205:39
179.38:215:39
189.38:215:40
199.38:225:40
209.38:235:40
219.38:235:41
229.38:245:41
239.38:245:42
249.38:245:42
259.38:255:43
269.38:255:43
279.38:265:44
289.38:265:45
299.38:265:45
309.38:265:46
319.38:275:47

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.19 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Villena?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Villena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villena in December

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

In December, Villena sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Villena in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 4 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Villena 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 Villena peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villena?

Villena sits at 38.6°N, 0.9°W, 525 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Elda, 19 km away.

Topography around Villena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m around an average of 534 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,544 m.

The land around Villena is covered by grassland (34%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), cropland (23%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (30%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
291 m
16 km
791 m
80 km
1,544 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Elda 19 km · Yecla 22 km · Ibi 26 km · Novelda 29 km · Ontinyent 30 km · Almansa 33 km · Aspe 34 km · Alcoy 35 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 Villena (38.6373°, -0.8657°, elevation 525 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).