Blanquefort weather in January

In January, Blanquefort sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Blanquefort's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blanquefort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:43 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Blanquefort is human settlement in France.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Blanquefort reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Blanquefort weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 721192.3
Feb12° / 509.110.12.9
Mar15° / 5210.211.64.5
Apr18° / 6711.413.25.4
May21° / 12°7111.114.66.2
Jun24° / 15°619.215.37.0
Jul26° / 16°447.415.17.2
Aug27° / 16°507.713.97.1
Sep24° / 14°598.512.37.1
Oct19° / 11°681110.75.9
Nov14° / 8011.79.43.8
Dec11° / 7311.88.72.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123268
133169
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233268
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253268
263268
273268
283367
293466
303466
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Blanquefort gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
539
639
738
838
937
1037
1137
1237
1336
1436
1536
1636
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:46 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:465:25
28.78:465:26
38.78:465:27
48.78:465:28
58.78:465:29
68.78:465:30
78.78:465:30
88.88:465:31
98.88:465:33
108.88:465:34
118.88:455:35
128.88:455:36
138.98:455:37
148.98:445:38
158.98:445:39
168.98:435:40
179.08:435:42
189.08:425:43
199.08:425:44
209.18:415:45
219.18:405:47
229.18:405:48
239.28:395:49
249.28:385:50
259.28:375:52
269.38:375:53
279.38:365:54
289.38:355:56
299.48:345:57
309.48:335:58
319.58:326:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
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241.6Dim
251.6Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Blanquefort?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blanquefort.

What to pack for Blanquefort in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Blanquefort sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Blanquefort in January

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 58 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 9 to Sep 15 — about 2.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Blanquefort in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blanquefort peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blanquefort?

Blanquefort sits at 44.9°N, 0.6°W, 29 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Eysines, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Blanquefort

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Blanquefort.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blanquefort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Blanquefort is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (42%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Eysines 3.0 km · Le Bouscat 6.0 km · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 7.0 km · Mérignac 8.0 km · Bordeaux 9.0 km · Lormont 10 km · Cenon 10 km · Pessac 12 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Blanquefort (44.9106°, -0.6376°, elevation 29 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).