Truchas Weather in December
Truchas in December
The short of it: Truchas in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °F), with 140 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 0° · rain 140 mm · daylight 9 h 6 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Truchas an average December high of 7°, a low of 0° and some 140 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 7°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 140 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 6 min in mid-December, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Truchas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Puebla de Sanabria, 28 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Truchas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puebla de SanabriaCastille and León | 28 km SW | 9° | 1° | 125 mm |
| PonferradaCastille and León | 34 km NNW | 10° | 3° | 132 mm |
| CastropodameCastille and León | 36 km N | 8° | 2° | 132 mm |
| Puente de Domingo FlórezCastille and León | 36 km WNW | 9° | 2° | 153 mm |
| AstorgaCastille and León | 38 km NE | 9° | 1° | 115 mm |
| Torre del BierzoCastille and León | 39 km N | 9° | 1° | 126 mm |
| BembibreCastille and León | 40 km N | 9° | 2° | 126 mm |
| CamponarayaCastille and León | 40 km NNW | 10° | 3° | 141 mm |