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December Weather in Granada Spain

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 57°F to 54°F, rarely falling below 47°F or exceeding 65°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 36°F to 33°F, rarely falling below 24°F or exceeding 45°F.

For reference, on July 22, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Granada typically range from 61°F to 93°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 32°F to 54°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Granada

Average High and Low Temperature in December in GranadaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313120°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FNovJanDec 157°FDec 157°F36°F36°FDec 3154°FDec 3154°F33°F33°FDec 1155°FDec 1155°F35°F35°FDec 2155°FDec 2155°F34°F34°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Granada

Average Hourly Temperature in December in GranadaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanvery coldvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of December in Granada experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 45% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 56% of the time.

For reference, on October 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 47%, while on July 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 93%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Granada

Cloud Cover Categories in December in GranadaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 156%Dec 156%Dec 3156%Dec 3156%Dec 1154%Dec 1154%Dec 2154%Dec 2154%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Granada, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 18% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 19% on October 29, and its lowest chance is 1% on July 30.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Granada

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Granada is essentially constant, remaining about 1.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Granada

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December in Granada, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 20, with 9 hours, 36 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 9 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Granada

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in GranadaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 219 hr, 36 minDec 219 hr, 36 minnightnightdaydayDec 19 hr, 47 minDec 19 hr, 47 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Granada is 8:09 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 18 minutes later at 8:28 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:56 PM on December 6 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 6:07 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Granada during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets 14 hours, 43 minutes later, at 9:37 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:24 AM and sets 9 hours, 36 minutes later, at 6:00 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Granada

The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Granada

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in GranadaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan0010102020203030000101020203030
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Granada

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in GranadaDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 11:48 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 1510:29 PMNov 1510:29 PMDec 17:22 AMDec 17:22 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 3011:28 PMDec 3011:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 291:37 PMJan 291:37 PM7:34 AM7:34 AM6:03 PM6:03 PM5:33 PM5:33 PM8:39 AM8:39 AM8:31 AM8:31 AM5:50 PM5:50 PM4:54 PM4:54 PM8:41 AM8:41 AM8:21 AM8:21 AM5:28 PM5:28 PM5:44 PM5:44 PM9:09 AM9:09 AM8:33 AM8:33 AM6:36 PM6:36 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%8:31 AMSE5:50 PMSW-1:11 PMS245,772 mi
2
2%9:33 AMSE6:40 PMSW-2:07 PMS243,706 mi
3
6%10:29 AMSE7:39 PMSW-3:04 PMS241,579 mi
4
12%11:19 AMSE8:44 PMWSW-4:02 PMS239,433 mi
5
20%12:01 PMESE9:53 PMWSW-4:57 PMS237,289 mi
6
29%12:36 PMESE11:03 PMWSW-5:49 PMS235,166 mi
7
40%1:06 PMESE--6:39 PMS233,093 mi
8
50%-12:13 AMWSW1:34 PME7:26 PMS231,136 mi
9
63%-1:22 AMW1:59 PME8:13 PMS229,398 mi
10
74%-2:31 AMW2:26 PME9:01 PMS228,028 mi
11
84%-3:43 AMWNW2:54 PMENE9:51 PMS227,197 mi
12
92%-4:57 AMWNW3:27 PMENE10:45 PMS227,072 mi
13
97%-6:13 AMWNW4:06 PMENE11:43 PMS227,778 mi
14
99%-7:29 AMWNW4:54 PMNE--
15
100%-8:41 AMNW5:51 PMNE12:45 AMS229,356 mi
16
99%-9:43 AMNW6:56 PMNE1:48 AMS231,738 mi
17
96%-10:35 AMNW8:05 PMENE2:48 AMS234,746 mi
18
91%-11:16 AMWNW9:13 PMENE3:44 AMS238,117 mi
19
84%-11:49 AMWNW10:19 PMENE4:35 AMS241,557 mi
20
75%-12:16 PMWNW11:21 PMENE5:21 AMS244,776 mi
21
66%-12:40 PMW-6:03 AMS247,523 mi
22
50%12:21 AME1:01 PMW-6:43 AMS249,606 mi
23
47%1:18 AME1:22 PMW-7:22 AMS250,895 mi
24
37%2:15 AME1:44 PMWSW-8:00 AMS251,335 mi
25
28%3:13 AMESE2:07 PMWSW-8:41 AMS250,938 mi
26
20%4:13 AMESE2:34 PMWSW-9:24 AMS249,779 mi
27
13%5:15 AMESE3:06 PMWSW-10:10 AMS247,990 mi
28
7%6:18 AMESE3:44 PMSW-11:01 AMS245,741 mi
29
2%7:21 AMSE4:32 PMSW-11:56 AMS243,231 mi
30
0%8:21 AMSE5:28 PMSW-12:55 PMS240,661 mi
31
0%9:14 AMSE6:33 PMSW-1:53 PMS238,212 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Granada is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 16, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on October 19, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Granada

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in GranadaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 10%Dec 10%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Granada is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 21, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.2 miles per hour, while on August 27, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Granada

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Granada throughout December is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 34% on December 16.

Wind Direction in December in Granada

Wind Direction in December in GranadaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Granada is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Granada is gradually decreasing during December, falling by 2°F, from 62°F to 60°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in December in Granada

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Granada typically lasts for 7.7 months (235 days), from around March 26 to around November 16, rarely starting before February 26 or after April 23, and rarely ending before October 26 or after December 6.

The month of December in Granada is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season decreasing from 18% to 0% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Granada

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in GranadaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 118%Dec 118%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 115%Dec 115%Dec 211%Dec 211%50%Nov 1650%Nov 16freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Granada are gradually increasing during December, increasing by 36°F, from 3,982°F to 4,018°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December in Granada

Growing Degree Days in December in GranadaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,600°F3,600°F3,700°F3,700°F3,800°F3,800°F3,900°F3,900°F4,000°F4,000°F4,100°F4,100°F4,200°F4,200°F4,300°F4,300°F4,400°F4,400°FNovJanDec 13,982°FDec 13,982°FDec 314,018°FDec 314,018°FDec 113,996°FDec 113,996°FDec 214,007°FDec 214,007°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Granada is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 2.5 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 2.4 kWh on December 17.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Granada

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in GranadaDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWhNovJanDec 172.4 kWhDec 172.4 kWhDec 12.6 kWhDec 12.6 kWhDec 312.5 kWhDec 312.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Granada are 37.188 deg latitude, -3.607 deg longitude, and 2,260 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Granada contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,142 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,349 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,347 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (11,368 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Granada is covered by artificial surfaces (50%), cropland (27%), and trees (15%), within 10 miles by cropland (55%) and trees (22%), and within 50 miles by cropland (47%) and trees (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Granada, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Granada.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Granada according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Granada is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Granada and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Granada and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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