ClimavisoSpain in December: where the bad weather is, and where it isn't
Averages for 2019–2025, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
December goes back to wind and mountain snow, from the Pyrenees to the Cantabrian range. Meanwhile, inland Andalusia spends the month almost without warnings.
769
zone-days with a warning
in an average December
25
zones with a warning
on a typical day, of 182
1.6
days with a red somewhere
in Spain, on average
5th
busiest month
of the 12
What December brings
Zone-days with each warning type, 2019–2025 average. A day with rain and storms counts in both.
Where the warnings fall in December
| Zone | Towns | Warning days | Of which orange or red | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirineo oscense Huesca | Sabiñánigo, Graus, Boltaña | 12 | 3.3 | snow and wind |
| Valle de Arán Lleida | Vielha | 11 | 2.3 | snow and wind |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona Tarragona | Tortosa, Móra d'Ebre, Falset | 10 | 2.7 | wind and rain |
| Pirineo de Lleida Lleida | Tremp, el Pont de Suert, Sort | 10 | 1.4 | wind and cold |
| Interior norte de Castellón Castelló/Castellón | Morella, Benassal, Catí | 10 | 2.6 | wind and rain |
| Cordillera Cantábrica de León León | Villablino, Cistierna | 9.7 | 1.9 | snow and wind |
| Litoral sur de Tarragona Tarragona | Cambrils, Amposta, la Ràpita | 8.9 | 1.1 | wind and rain |
| Pirineo navarro Navarra | — | 8.1 | 1.9 | snow and wind |
| Cordillera y Picos de Europa Asturias | Lena, Aller, Piloña | 8.0 | 2.4 | snow and wind |
| Gúdar y Maestrazgo Teruel | Utrillas, Cantavieja, Mora de Rubielos | 7.7 | 1.1 | wind and snow |
2019–2025 average of warning days in December for each zone.
The calmest places in December
| Zone | Towns | Warning days | Of which orange or red | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morena y Condado Jaén | Linares, Andújar, Bailén | 0.7 | 0.1 | rain and wind |
| Valle del Guadalquivir de Jaén Jaén | Jaén, Úbeda, Martos | 1.0 | 0.1 | rain and wind |
| Sierras de Alcudia y Madrona Ciudad Real | Almadén | 1.0 | 0.3 | wind and rain |
| Sierra y Pedroches Córdoba | Pozoblanco, Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, Villanueva de Córdoba | 1.0 | 0.3 | rain and wind |
| Vega del Segura Murcia | Murcia, Molina de Segura, Alcantarilla | 1.0 | 0.4 | rain and storms |
| Alcarria conquense Cuenca | — | 1.1 | 0.3 | wind and rain |
| Antequera Málaga | Antequera, Campillos, Archidona | 1.1 | 0.3 | rain and wind |
| Cuenca del Genil Granada | Granada, Armilla, Maracena | 1.3 | 0.0 | cold and rain |
| La Siberia extremeña Badajoz | Herrera del Duque | 1.3 | 0.3 | rain and wind |
| Montes del norte y Anchuras Ciudad Real | Daimiel | 1.3 | 0.4 | wind and rain |
The zones with the fewest warning days in December. Ceuta and Melilla, each a single city, are left off the list.
The cities in December
| City | Warning days in December | Orange or red | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lleida | 7.4 | 0.0 | fog and wind |
| Zaragoza | 7.0 | 0.4 | fog and wind |
| Zamora | 7.0 | 0.4 | fog and wind |
| Valladolid | 6.9 | 0.4 | fog and wind |
| Ibiza | 6.9 | 0.4 | wind and rain |
| Palma | 6.6 | 0.9 | wind and fog |
| Vigo | 6.6 | 0.7 | rain and wind |
| Pamplona | 6.3 | 0.6 | snow and fog |
| Huesca | 6.3 | 0.1 | fog and wind |
| Salamanca | 6.1 | 0.4 | fog and wind |
| Dénia | 5.9 | 1.3 | wind and rain |
| Ávila | 5.9 | 0.9 | wind and snow |
| A Coruña | 5.6 | 0.9 | wind and rain |
| Segovia | 5.3 | 0.9 | wind and snow |
| Soria | 5.3 | 0.4 | wind and snow |
| Teruel | 5.3 | 0.9 | wind and cold |
| Burgos | 5.1 | 0.4 | fog and wind |
| Palencia | 5.1 | 0.4 | fog and wind |
| Tarragona | 5.1 | 0.7 | wind and rain |
| Santander | 4.7 | 1.0 | wind and rain |
| Almería | 4.6 | 0.7 | wind and rain |
| León | 4.6 | 0.3 | fog and wind |
| Lugo | 4.6 | 0.3 | rain and wind |
| Albacete | 4.4 | 1.1 | wind and fog |
| Cuenca | 4.4 | 0.3 | wind and cold |
| Barcelona | 4.3 | 0.9 | rain and wind |
| Cádiz | 4.1 | 0.6 | rain and wind |
| Málaga | 3.7 | 0.9 | rain and storms |
| San Sebastián | 3.7 | 1.0 | wind and rain |
| Logroño | 3.4 | 0.0 | fog and wind |
| Castellón de la Plana | 3.4 | 0.3 | wind and rain |
| Badajoz | 3.4 | 0.1 | fog and rain |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 3.3 | 1.0 | rain and wind |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 3.3 | 0.6 | snow and wind |
| València | 3.1 | 1.0 | rain and wind |
| Ciudad Real | 3.1 | 0.3 | fog and wind |
| Huelva | 3.0 | 0.6 | rain and storms |
| Gijón | 2.9 | 0.4 | wind and rain |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 2.9 | 0.3 | wind and rain |
| Avilés | 2.7 | 0.4 | wind and rain |
| Sevilla | 2.6 | 0.0 | rain and wind |
| Alicante | 2.6 | 0.0 | wind and rain |
| Girona | 2.4 | 0.6 | rain and wind |
| Toledo | 2.4 | 0.3 | fog and rain |
| Bilbao | 2.1 | 0.0 | rain and wind |
| Cáceres | 2.1 | 0.4 | rain and fog |
| Córdoba | 2.0 | 0.0 | rain and wind |
| Guadalajara | 1.9 | 0.3 | fog and wind |
| Ourense | 1.9 | 0.1 | rain and wind |
| Madrid | 1.7 | 0.3 | wind and cold |
| Oviedo | 1.4 | 0.0 | rain and wind |
| Granada | 1.3 | 0.0 | cold and rain |
| Murcia | 1.0 | 0.4 | rain and storms |
| Jaén | 1.0 | 0.1 | rain and wind |
Each name links to its guide, at the December section.
By region
| Region | Warning days per zone | Mostly |
|---|---|---|
| Aragón | 6.9 | wind and fog |
| Cataluña | 6.2 | wind and rain |
| Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 6.0 | wind and snow |
| Illes Balears | 5.9 | wind and rain |
| Cantabria | 5.6 | wind and snow |
| Comunitat Valenciana | 5.2 | wind and rain |
| Castilla y León | 5.1 | wind and fog |
| Galicia | 4.6 | rain and wind |
| La Rioja | 4.4 | wind and snow |
| Principado de Asturias | 3.9 | wind and snow |
| Canarias | 3.6 | wind and rain |
| Ciudad de Melilla | 3.1 | wind and rain |
| Andalucía | 2.9 | rain and wind |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 2.9 | wind and snow |
| Ciudad de Ceuta | 2.9 | rain and storms |
| País Vasco | 2.8 | wind and rain |
| Castilla - La Mancha | 2.8 | wind and fog |
| Región de Murcia | 2.3 | wind and rain |
| Extremadura | 2.2 | rain and wind |
December days to remember
The days in December with the most zones on red since June 2018:
- 8 December 2024: 6 zones on red, for snow.
- 15 December 2025: 6 zones on red, for rain.
- 14 December 2025: 4 zones on red, for rain.
- 21 December 2019: 3 zones on red, for wind.
- 7 December 2024: 3 zones on red, for snow.
Camino de Santiago
- The Camino de Santiago in December
- Long-distance trails in December
- Road trips in December
- Cycling routes in December
The twelve months
Zone-days with a warning in each month, 2019–2025 average. The highlighted month is December.
How to read these numbers
A zone-day is one warning zone with a warning on one day: Spain has 182 zones, so ten zones warned on the same day make ten. Each zone has its own thresholds, so a warning doesn't mean the same everywhere. And a warning is a forecast, not damage or a measurement: we count when and where warnings were issued, not how much rain fell or how hot it got.