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December Weather in Benalúa de Guadix Spain

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 54°F to 52°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 62°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 35°F to 32°F, rarely falling below 25°F or exceeding 43°F.

For reference, on July 21, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Benalúa de Guadix typically range from 61°F to 92°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 31°F to 51°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FNovJanDec 154°FDec 154°F35°F35°FDec 3152°FDec 3152°F32°F32°FDec 1153°FDec 1153°F34°F34°FDec 2152°FDec 2152°F33°F33°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 Benalúa de Guadix

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 coldcoldcoldcool
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 Benalúa de Guadix experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 47% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 49% on December 15.

The clearest day of the month is December 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 54% of the time.

For reference, on December 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 49%, while on July 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanJul 1992%Jul 1992%Dec 154%Dec 154%Dec 3154%Dec 3154%Dec 1152%Dec 1152%Dec 2152%Dec 2152%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 Benalúa de Guadix, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 15% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 17% on November 1, and its lowest chance is 1% on July 31.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Probability of Precipitation in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%NovJanDec 114%Dec 114%Dec 3115%Dec 3115%Dec 1116%Dec 1116%Dec 2115%Dec 2115%rainmixedsnow
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 Benalúa de Guadix is essentially constant, remaining about 1.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inNovJanDec 11.2 inDec 11.2 inDec 311.2 inDec 311.2 inDec 111.2 inDec 111.2 inDec 211.3 inDec 211.3 in
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 Benalúa de Guadix, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 9 hours, 35 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 Benalúa de Guadix

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 219 hr, 35 minDec 219 hr, 35 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 Benalúa de Guadix is 8:08 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 18 minutes later at 8:26 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:54 PM on December 5 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 6:05 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Benalúa de Guadix during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets 14 hours, 44 minutes later, at 9:36 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:23 AM and sets 9 hours, 35 minutes later, at 5:58 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Benalúa de Guadix

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 Benalúa de Guadix

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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
northeastsouthwest
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 Benalúa de Guadix

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 PM7:32 AM7:32 AM6:01 PM6:01 PM5:31 PM5:31 PM8:38 AM8:38 AM8:30 AM8:30 AM5:48 PM5:48 PM4:51 PM4:51 PM8:39 AM8:39 AM8:19 AM8:19 AM5:26 PM5:26 PM5:42 PM5:42 PM9:08 AM9:08 AM8:32 AM8:32 AM6:34 PM6:34 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%8:30 AMSE5:48 PMSW-1:09 PMS245,774 mi
2
2%9:32 AMSE6:38 PMSW-2:05 PMS243,709 mi
3
6%10:28 AMSE7:37 PMSW-3:02 PMS241,581 mi
4
12%11:18 AMSE8:42 PMWSW-4:00 PMS239,435 mi
5
20%11:59 AMESE9:51 PMWSW-4:55 PMS237,292 mi
6
29%12:35 PMESE11:01 PMWSW-5:48 PMS235,169 mi
7
40%1:05 PMESE--6:37 PMS233,096 mi
8
50%-12:11 AMWSW1:32 PME7:25 PMS231,138 mi
9
63%-1:20 AMW1:58 PME8:11 PMS229,400 mi
10
74%-2:30 AMW2:24 PME8:59 PMS228,030 mi
11
84%-3:41 AMWNW2:52 PMENE9:49 PMS227,198 mi
12
92%-4:55 AMWNW3:25 PMENE10:43 PMS227,072 mi
13
97%-6:11 AMWNW4:03 PMENE11:42 PMS227,776 mi
14
99%-7:28 AMWNW4:51 PMNE--
15
100%-8:39 AMNW5:48 PMNE12:43 AMS229,353 mi
16
99%-9:42 AMNW6:54 PMNE1:46 AMS231,735 mi
17
96%-10:34 AMNW8:03 PMENE2:46 AMS234,742 mi
18
91%-11:14 AMWNW9:11 PMENE3:43 AMS238,113 mi
19
84%-11:47 AMWNW10:17 PMENE4:33 AMS241,553 mi
20
76%-12:14 PMWNW11:19 PMENE5:19 AMS244,772 mi
21
66%-12:38 PMW-6:01 AMS247,520 mi
22
50%12:19 AME1:00 PMW-6:41 AMS249,604 mi
23
47%1:16 AME1:20 PMW-7:20 AMS250,894 mi
24
37%2:14 AME1:42 PMWSW-7:59 AMS251,335 mi
25
28%3:12 AMESE2:05 PMWSW-8:39 AMS250,939 mi
26
20%4:12 AMESE2:32 PMWSW-9:22 AMS249,781 mi
27
13%5:14 AMESE3:03 PMWSW-10:08 AMS247,992 mi
28
7%6:17 AMESE3:42 PMSW-10:59 AMS245,744 mi
29
2%7:20 AMSE4:29 PMSW-11:55 AMS243,234 mi
30
0%8:19 AMSE5:26 PMSW-12:53 PMS240,664 mi
31
0%9:12 AMSE6:31 PMSW-1:52 PMS238,215 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 Benalúa de Guadix is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 17, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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%drydry
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 Benalúa de Guadix is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.3 miles per hour, while on August 27, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Average Wind Speed in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphNovJanDec 17.1 mphDec 17.1 mphDec 317.4 mphDec 317.4 mphDec 117.3 mphDec 117.3 mphDec 217.4 mphDec 217.4 mph
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 Benalúa de Guadix throughout December is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 38% on December 27.

Wind Direction in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Wind Direction in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
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).

Benalúa de Guadix 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 Benalúa de Guadix 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 Benalúa de Guadix

Average Water Temperature in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313156°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°FNovJanDec 162°FDec 162°FDec 3160°FDec 3160°FDec 1161°FDec 1161°FDec 2160°FDec 2160°F
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 Benalúa de Guadix typically lasts for 7.4 months (226 days), from around April 1 to around November 14, rarely starting before March 3 or after April 27, and rarely ending before October 21 or after December 3.

The month of December in Benalúa de Guadix is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of -0% on December 26.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 113%Dec 113%Dec 31-0%Dec 31-0%Dec 113%Dec 113%Dec 21-0%Dec 21-0%50%Nov 1450%Nov 14freezingvery 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 Benalúa de Guadix are essentially constant during December, remaining within 11°F of 3,683°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Growing Degree Days in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,300°F3,300°F3,400°F3,400°F3,500°F3,500°F3,600°F3,600°F3,700°F3,700°F3,800°F3,800°F3,900°F3,900°F4,000°F4,000°FNovJanDec 13,672°FDec 13,672°FDec 313,694°FDec 313,694°FDec 113,681°FDec 113,681°FDec 213,687°FDec 213,687°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 Benalúa de Guadix is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 2.6 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 2.5 kWh on December 15.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Benalúa de Guadix

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Benalúa de GuadixDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 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 152.5 kWhDec 152.5 kWhDec 12.6 kWhDec 12.6 kWhDec 312.6 kWhDec 312.6 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 Benalúa de Guadix are 37.352 deg latitude, -3.164 deg longitude, and 2,867 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Benalúa de Guadix contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 620 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,845 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,419 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (11,371 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Benalúa de Guadix is covered by cropland (55%), trees (23%), and sparse vegetation (22%), within 10 miles by cropland (60%) and sparse vegetation (18%), and within 50 miles by cropland (47%) and trees (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Benalúa de Guadix, 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 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Benalúa de Guadix.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Benalúa de Guadix 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 Benalúa de Guadix is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Benalúa de Guadix 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 Benalúa de Guadix 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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