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Monachil in December

Chilly and mostly dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Monachil is chilly: highs near 46°F, lows near 31°F. Rain or snow falls on about two days a week, and daylight holds at about 9 hours 39 minutes.December in Monachil is chilly: highs near 8°C, lows near -1°C. Rain or snow falls on about two days a week, and daylight holds at about 9 hours 39 minutes.

High
46°F8°Caverage
Low
31°F-1°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 28% of days
Daylight
9h 39mon average

Is December a good time to visit Monachil?

December sits outside Monachil's best months, which run from June to August. Expect chilly days and rain or snow on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 46°F in December, against 45°F to 80°F through the year.Highs near 8°C in December, against 7°C to 27°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

28% of days in December, against 7% to 35% through the year.

Cloud cover

52% cover in December, against 11% to 52% through the year.

Daylight

9h 39m in December, against 9h 39m to 14h 40m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November52°11°low 37°low 3°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. December46°8°low 31°low -1°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. January45°7°low 29°low -2°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Monachil sits, in December

Europe/Madrid
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
8:20 AMsets 5:58 PM
Above the sea
2,100 mhigh country
Latitude
37.1°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Marbella132 km south-west

The land around Monachil, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Spain in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Monachil

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Monachil. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (2,100 m) against the climate model's (1,504 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (2,100 m) against the climate model's (1,504 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.