Castro Weather in December
Castro in December
The short of it: Castro in December averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 221 mm (8.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 4° · rain 221 mm · daylight 9 h 3 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Castro an average December high of 11°, a low of 4° and some 221 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 11°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 221 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 3 min in mid-December, 38 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Castro runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Sarria, 14 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Castro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SarriaGalicia | 14 km E | 12° | 4° | 210 mm |
| MonterrosoGalicia | 21 km W | 11° | 4° | 230 mm |
| TaboadaGalicia | 21 km WSW | 11° | 4° | 234 mm |
| CorgoGalicia | 23 km NNE | 12° | 4° | 199 mm |
| ChantadaGalicia | 23 km SW | 11° | 4° | 236 mm |
| LugoGalicia | 27 km N | 12° | 5° | 199 mm |
| Monforte de LemosGalicia | 28 km SSE | 13° | 5° | 241 mm |
| FriolGalicia | 34 km NNW | 12° | 4° | 212 mm |