Narbonne weather in January

In January, Narbonne sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Narbonne's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narbonne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:23 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Narbonne reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2115
3115
4115
5115
6115
7115
8115
9114
10114
11114
12114
13114
14114
15114
16114
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18114
19114
20114
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25114
26114
27114
28114
29114
30114
31114

Narbonne 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 668.49.22.9
Feb12° / 496.410.23.5
Mar15° / 587.211.65.1
Apr18° / 678.713.16.0
May21° / 13°608.314.46.9
Jun26° / 16°315.115.17.7
Jul29° / 19°223.714.96.9
Aug29° / 18°355.613.86.6
Sep25° / 15°85712.37.5
Oct20° / 12°11910.810.86.2
Nov15° / 889.89.54.5
Dec12° / 618.48.93.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74654
84654
94555
104555
114555
124654
134555
144555
154654
164654
174654
184654
194654
204852
214852
224852
234852
244951
254951
264951
275050
285050
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Narbonne gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1231
2241
3241
4241
5251
6251
7261
8261
9261
10271
11271
12271
13281
14281
15281
16281
17291
18291
19291
20291
21291
22282
23282
24282
25282
26272
27272
28272
29272
30262
31262

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:26 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:265:17
28.98:265:18
38.98:265:18
48.98:265:19
58.98:265:20
68.98:265:21
78.98:265:22
89.08:255:23
99.08:255:24
109.08:255:25
119.08:255:26
129.08:255:27
139.18:245:28
149.18:245:29
159.18:245:30
169.18:235:31
179.28:235:33
189.28:225:34
199.28:225:35
209.28:215:36
219.38:215:37
229.38:205:38
239.38:195:40
249.48:195:41
259.48:185:42
269.48:175:43
279.58:165:45
289.58:155:46
299.58:155:47
309.68:145:49
319.68:135:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Narbonne?

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

2.9
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 Narbonne.

What to pack for Narbonne in January

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

In January, Narbonne sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Narbonne 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 19 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Narbonne 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 Narbonne 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Narbonne?

Narbonne sits at 43.2°N, 3.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Béziers, 25 km away.

Topography around Narbonne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narbonne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,833 m.

The land around Narbonne is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (23%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
290 m
80 km
1,833 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Béziers 25 km · Agde 41 km · Carcassonne 53 km · Perpignan 55 km · Sète 61 km · Frontignan 68 km · Castres 77 km · Lattes 84 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 Narbonne (43.184°, 3.0014°, elevation 11 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).