Zaragoza in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Zaragoza sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 74 mm of precipitation over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early December to 15°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Zaragoza's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zaragoza's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 4°C
- Precipitation
- 74 mm
- 17 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.9
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Zaragoza in Winter
Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early December to 15°C by late February.
A typical winter day in Zaragoza reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Zaragoza
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Zaragoza weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 4° | 28 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 14° / 4° | 21 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 18° / 7° | 31 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 21° / 9° | 42 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 7.0 |
| May | 25° / 13° | 32 | 6 | 14.3 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 30° / 17° | 26 | 4.9 | 15 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 33° / 19° | 15 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 33° / 19° | 20 | 4.2 | 13.7 | 4.4 |
| Sep | 28° / 15° | 26 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 7.2 |
| Oct | 22° / 12° | 43 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 16° / 7° | 42 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 5.3 |
| Dec | 12° / 4° | 25 | 5.6 | 9 | 3.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Zaragoza gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 17 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 13 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.4 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Zaragoza?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zaragoza.
What to pack for Zaragoza in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Zaragoza sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.
UV index in Zaragoza in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zaragoza peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Zaragoza?
Zaragoza sits at 41.7°N, 0.9°W, 214 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Almozara, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Zaragoza
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zaragoza.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaragoza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,139 m.
The land around Zaragoza is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (30%) within 80 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
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 Zaragoza (41.6561°, -0.8773°, elevation 214 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.