Viveiro weather in December

In December, Viveiro sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 116 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 15% 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 Viveiro's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viveiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
9:04 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Viveiro is capital town of the municipality of Vivero, 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 Viveiro reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°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)
11410
21410
31410
41410
51410
61410
71410
81410
91410
101310
111310
121310
13139
14139
15139
16139
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18139
19139
20139
21139
22139
23139
24139
25139
26139
27139
28139
29139
30139
31139

Viveiro weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 11614.89.13.0
Feb13° / 8812.310.23.2
Mar14° / 9013.111.63.8
Apr15° / 10°9714.413.24.0
May17° / 12°8212.714.55.1
Jun20° / 14°549.315.26.2
Jul22° / 16°367.414.97.0
Aug22° / 17°518.813.86.9
Sep21° / 16°681012.36.4
Oct18° / 14°10914.210.85.3
Nov15° / 11°13016.49.53.8
Dec13° / 11614.28.83.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33169
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93169
103169
113268
123367
133367
143367
153367
163466
173466
183466
193367
203367
213367
223268
233268
243169
253169
263169
273070
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Viveiro gets around 116 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 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
251
350
450
549
648
747
847
946
1045
1145
1244
1344
1443
1543
1642
1742
1842
1942
2043
2143
2243
2344
2445
2545
2646
2746
2847
2947
3048
3148

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

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 8:50 AM to 9:10 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:505:50
29.08:525:49
38.98:535:49
48.98:545:49
58.98:555:49
68.98:565:49
78.98:565:49
88.98:575:49
98.88:585:49
108.88:595:49
118.89:005:49
128.89:015:49
138.89:025:49
148.89:025:49
158.89:035:49
168.89:045:49
178.89:045:50
188.89:055:50
198.79:065:50
208.79:065:51
218.79:075:51
228.79:075:52
238.79:085:52
248.79:085:53
258.79:085:53
268.89:095:54
278.89:095:54
288.89:095:55
298.89:105:56
308.89:105:56
318.89:105:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Viveiro?

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

3.4
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 Viveiro.

What to pack for Viveiro in December

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

In December, Viveiro sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Viveiro 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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in March near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Viveiro 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 Viveiro peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Viveiro?

Viveiro sits at 43.7°N, 7.6°W, 30 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Narón, 51 km away.

Topography around Viveiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viveiro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Viveiro is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
539 m
16 km
903 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Narón 51 km · Ferrol 55 km · Oleiros 69 km · A Coruña 72 km · Lugo 73 km · Cambre 73 km · Culleredo 76 km · Arteixo 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 Viveiro (43.6623°, -7.5934°, elevation 30 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).