Lunel weather in January

In January, Lunel sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lunel's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lunel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 63 mm; 7.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 8:20 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

← December Lunel year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lunel reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	4
2	11	4
3	11	4
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	11	4
9	11	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	12	4
14	12	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

How January really feels in Lunel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lunel weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 4°	63	7.6	0.5	9.1	3.2
Feb	13° / 4°	38	5.3	0.2	10.2	4.1
Mar	17° / 7°	46	6	0.1	11.6	5.9
Apr	19° / 9°	64	8.4	0	13.2	6.6
May	23° / 13°	52	7.3	0	14.5	7.3
Jun	28° / 17°	33	5	0	15.2	6.8
Jul	31° / 19°	21	3.2	0	14.9	5.5
Aug	31° / 19°	34	4.4	0	13.8	5.6
Sep	26° / 16°	99	6.7	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	21° / 12°	106	9.4	0	10.8	6.6
Nov	15° / 8°	99	10	0	9.5	4.8
Dec	12° / 5°	56	8.1	0.1	8.8	3.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	60
Cloudier (%)	45	46	46	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lunel gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	1
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	26	2
6	26	2
7	26	2
8	25	2
9	25	2
10	25	2
11	25	1
12	25	1
13	25	1
14	25	1
15	25	1
16	25	1
17	25	1
18	25	1
19	25	1
20	25	1
21	25	1
22	24	1
23	24	1
24	24	1
25	24	2
26	23	2
27	23	2
28	23	2
29	23	2
30	23	2
31	22	2

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:23	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:21	8:21	8:21	8:20	8:20	8:19	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:10
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.8	8:23	5:11
2	8.8	8:23	5:11
3	8.8	8:23	5:12
4	8.8	8:23	5:13
5	8.9	8:23	5:14
6	8.9	8:23	5:15
7	8.9	8:23	5:16
8	8.9	8:23	5:17
9	8.9	8:22	5:18
10	8.9	8:22	5:19
11	9.0	8:22	5:20
12	9.0	8:22	5:21
13	9.0	8:21	5:22
14	9.0	8:21	5:23
15	9.1	8:21	5:24
16	9.1	8:20	5:25
17	9.1	8:20	5:26
18	9.1	8:19	5:28
19	9.2	8:19	5:29
20	9.2	8:18	5:30
21	9.2	8:17	5:31
22	9.3	8:17	5:32
23	9.3	8:16	5:34
24	9.3	8:15	5:35
25	9.4	8:15	5:36
26	9.4	8:14	5:38
27	9.4	8:13	5:39
28	9.5	8:12	5:40
29	9.5	8:11	5:41
30	9.5	8:10	5:43
31	9.6	8:10	5:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.5	Dim
2	1.5	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.6	Dim
5	1.6	Dim
6	1.6	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.6	Dim
10	1.6	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.7	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Moderate
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lunel

In seasonPeak

In January, Lunel sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lunel's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Lunel?

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

3.2

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 Lunel.

What to pack for Lunel in January

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

In January, Lunel sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Lunel 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 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 26 to Sep 19 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	12	12	14	16	19	21	22	20	18	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Lunel 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 Lunel peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	6	6	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Lunel?

Lunel sits at 43.7°N, 4.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Mauguio, 12 km away.

Topography around Lunel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lunel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,567 m.

The land around Lunel is covered by cropland (29%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (25%), trees (24%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

cropland 29%

16 km

211 m

cropland 25%

80 km

1,567 m

trees 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← December Lunel year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Mauguio 12 km · Castelnau-le-Lez 19 km · Montpellier 22 km · Lattes 22 km · Nîmes 25 km · Arles 40 km · Frontignan 40 km · Sète 47 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

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 Lunel (43.6778°, 4.1361°, elevation 10 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	4
2	11	4
3	11	4
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	11	4
9	11	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	12	4
14	12	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	1
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	26	2
6	26	2
7	26	2
8	25	2
9	25	2
10	25	2
11	25	1
12	25	1
13	25	1
14	25	1
15	25	1
16	25	1
17	25	1
18	25	1
19	25	1
20	25	1
21	25	1
22	24	1
23	24	1
24	24	1
25	24	2
26	23	2
27	23	2
28	23	2
29	23	2
30	23	2
31	22	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	4
2	11	4
3	11	4
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	11	4
9	11	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	12	4
14	12	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	1
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	26	2
6	26	2
7	26	2
8	25	2
9	25	2
10	25	2
11	25	1
12	25	1
13	25	1
14	25	1
15	25	1
16	25	1
17	25	1
18	25	1
19	25	1
20	25	1
21	25	1
22	24	1
23	24	1
24	24	1
25	24	2
26	23	2
27	23	2
28	23	2
29	23	2
30	23	2
31	22	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	4
2	11	4
3	11	4
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	11	4
9	11	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	12	4
14	12	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	1
2	26	2
3	26	2
4	26	2
5	26	2
6	26	2
7	26	2
8	25	2
9	25	2
10	25	2
11	25	1
12	25	1
13	25	1
14	25	1
15	25	1
16	25	1
17	25	1
18	25	1
19	25	1
20	25	1
21	25	1
22	24	1
23	24	1
24	24	1
25	24	2
26	23	2
27	23	2
28	23	2
29	23	2
30	23	2
31	22	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100