Perpignan in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Perpignan sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 158 mm of precipitation over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Perpignan's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Perpignan's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Precipitation
- 158 mm
- 18 wet days
- Avg wind
- 15 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.7
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Perpignan in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical winter day in Perpignan reaches about 12°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
Perpignan weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 5° | 58 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 13° / 5° | 43 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 4.0 |
| Mar | 16° / 7° | 50 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 5.4 |
| Apr | 18° / 10° | 62 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 6.3 |
| May | 22° / 13° | 50 | 6.9 | 14.4 | 7.2 |
| Jun | 26° / 17° | 26 | 4.7 | 15.1 | 7.6 |
| Jul | 29° / 20° | 19 | 3.6 | 14.8 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 29° / 20° | 30 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 25° / 16° | 55 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 7.6 |
| Oct | 21° / 13° | 87 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 6.8 |
| Nov | 16° / 9° | 67 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 12° / 6° | 56 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 3.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Perpignan gets around 158 mm of rain and snow over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 15 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.1 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Perpignan?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Perpignan.
What to pack for Perpignan in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Perpignan sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Perpignan in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 13°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 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 30 to Sep 20 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 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 | 13 | Bracing |
| Feb | 12 | Bracing |
| Mar | 13 | 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 Perpignan in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Perpignan peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Perpignan?
Perpignan sits at 42.7°N, 2.9°E, 43 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Figueres, 48 km away.
Topography around Perpignan
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Perpignan.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Perpignan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,892 m.
The land around Perpignan is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, grassland (22%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (26%) within 80 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 Perpignan (42.6976°, 2.8954°, elevation 43 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.