Pessac weather in January

In January, Pessac sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 9 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 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pessac's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pessac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:43 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
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 Pessac 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 5°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)
1104
2104
3104
4104
5104
6104
7104
8114
9114
10114
11114
12114
13114
14114
15114
16114
17114
18114
19114
20114
21104
22104
23104
24103
25103
26103
27113
28113
29113
30113
31113

Pessac 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° / 7211.392.4
Feb12° / 529.310.13.0
Mar15° / 5610.211.64.7
Apr18° / 7311.913.25.5
May21° / 11°7712.114.66.2
Jun25° / 14°659.415.36.9
Jul27° / 16°477.4157.0
Aug27° / 16°547.513.97.0
Sep24° / 13°608.812.37.1
Oct20° / 10°6910.510.76.1
Nov14° / 8211.79.43.9
Dec11° / 7511.48.72.6

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53070
63169
73169
83169
93169
103268
113367
123367
133367
143367
153466
163367
173367
183466
193466
203466
213367
223466
233466
243367
253367
263367
273466
283466
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pessac gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
738
838
938
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2335
2435
2535
2635
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 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 48 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)
18.78:465:25
28.78:465:26
38.78:465:27
48.78:465:28
58.78:465:29
68.78:465:30
78.88:465:31
88.88:465:32
98.88:455:33
108.88:455:34
118.88:455:35
128.98:455:36
138.98:445:37
148.98:445:38
158.98:435:39
169.08:435:41
179.08:425:42
189.08:425:43
199.08:415:44
209.18:415:46
219.18:405:47
229.18:395:48
239.28:395:49
249.28:385:51
259.28:375:52
269.38:365:53
279.38:355:55
289.48:355:56
299.48:345:57
309.48:335:59
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 1.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pessac?

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

2.4
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 Pessac.

What to pack for Pessac in January

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

In January, Pessac sees daytime highs around 11°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 Pessac 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 59 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 Pessac 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 Pessac 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 Pessac?

Pessac sits at 44.8°N, 0.6°W, 37 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Talence, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Pessac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pessac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Pessac is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Talence 3.0 km · Gradignan 4.0 km · Mérignac 4.0 km · Bordeaux 6.0 km · Villenave-d'Ornon 6.0 km · Bègles 6.0 km · Le Bouscat 7.0 km · Cestas 8.0 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 Pessac (44.8056°, -0.6324°, elevation 37 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).