Guarda weather in January

In January, Guarda sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Guarda's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guarda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 77 mm; 9.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:56 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.0; out of 10

Guarda is city seat of Guarda municipality.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Guarda reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

How January really feels in Guarda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Guarda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 3°	77	9.2	0.8	9.4	2.0
Feb	11° / 3°	55	7.5	0.7	10.4	2.9
Mar	14° / 5°	64	8.8	0.2	11.7	4.3
Apr	16° / 7°	67	10.5	0	13	5.0
May	20° / 10°	64	9.5	0	14.2	6.4
Jun	25° / 13°	23	4.8	0	14.8	7.9
Jul	28° / 15°	10	2.6	0	14.6	7.4
Aug	28° / 15°	13	3.3	0	13.6	7.4
Sep	24° / 13°	44	5.6	0	12.3	7.8
Oct	18° / 10°	105	9.9	0	10.9	5.9
Nov	13° / 6°	86	9.9	0.2	9.7	3.5
Dec	10° / 3°	85	9.1	0.2	9.2	2.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	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 (%)	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	47	48	48	47	48	48
Cloudier (%)	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	54	54	53	52	52	53	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Guarda gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 33% 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 (%)	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	2
2	33	2
3	33	2
4	33	2
5	33	2
6	32	2
7	32	2
8	32	2
9	31	2
10	31	2
11	31	2
12	30	2
13	30	3
14	30	3
15	30	3
16	29	3
17	29	3
18	29	3
19	28	3
20	28	3
21	28	3
22	28	3
23	28	3
24	28	3
25	28	3
26	28	3
27	28	3
28	28	3
29	28	2
30	29	2
31	29	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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 7:58 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:37 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)	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:58	7:57	7:57	7:57	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:55	7:55	7:54	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47
Sunset (PM)	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	7:58	5:07
2	9.2	7:58	5:07
3	9.2	7:58	5:08
4	9.2	7:58	5:09
5	9.2	7:58	5:10
6	9.2	7:58	5:11
7	9.2	7:58	5:12
8	9.2	7:58	5:13
9	9.3	7:58	5:13
10	9.3	7:58	5:14
11	9.3	7:58	5:15
12	9.3	7:57	5:16
13	9.3	7:57	5:17
14	9.4	7:57	5:18
15	9.4	7:57	5:19
16	9.4	7:56	5:20
17	9.4	7:56	5:21
18	9.5	7:55	5:23
19	9.5	7:55	5:24
20	9.5	7:55	5:25
21	9.5	7:54	5:26
22	9.6	7:54	5:27
23	9.6	7:53	5:28
24	9.6	7:52	5:29
25	9.6	7:52	5:30
26	9.7	7:51	5:32
27	9.7	7:50	5:33
28	9.7	7:50	5:34
29	9.8	7:49	5:35
30	9.8	7:48	5:36
31	9.8	7:47	5:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.96 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)	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.7	Dim
2	1.7	Dim
3	1.7	Dim
4	1.7	Dim
5	1.7	Dim
6	1.7	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	2.0	Dim
18	2.0	Moderate
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Guarda

In seasonPeak

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

Guarda's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Guarda?

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

2.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guarda.

What to pack for Guarda in January

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

In January, Guarda sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Guarda in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guarda peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (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	6	7	7	9	10	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Guarda in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Guarda is worst in August — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	10	13	10	8	10	11	40	13	26	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Guarda?

Guarda sits at 40.5°N, 7.3°W, 1,008 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Sequeira, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Guarda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guarda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 891 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,942 m.

The land around Guarda is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

260 m

grassland 53%

16 km

887 m

grassland 62%

80 km

1,942 m

grassland 56%

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

January weather nearby: Sequeira 4.0 km · Covilhã 35 km · Viseu 56 km · Vila Nova de Foz Côa 61 km · Custoias 63 km · Castelo Branco 82 km · Arouca 93 km · Vila Real 94 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 60% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $32,082; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 8.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 612
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 Guarda (40.5375°, -7.2663°, elevation 1,008 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	9	3
2	9	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	9	3
9	9	3
10	9	3
11	9	3
12	9	3
13	9	3
14	9	3
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	2
18	9	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	9	2
22	9	2
23	9	2
24	9	2
25	9	2
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	2
2	33	2
3	33	2
4	33	2
5	33	2
6	32	2
7	32	2
8	32	2
9	31	2
10	31	2
11	31	2
12	30	2
13	30	3
14	30	3
15	30	3
16	29	3
17	29	3
18	29	3
19	28	3
20	28	3
21	28	3
22	28	3
23	28	3
24	28	3
25	28	3
26	28	3
27	28	3
28	28	3
29	28	2
30	29	2
31	29	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	9	3
2	9	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	9	3
9	9	3
10	9	3
11	9	3
12	9	3
13	9	3
14	9	3
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	2
18	9	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	9	2
22	9	2
23	9	2
24	9	2
25	9	2
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	2
2	33	2
3	33	2
4	33	2
5	33	2
6	32	2
7	32	2
8	32	2
9	31	2
10	31	2
11	31	2
12	30	2
13	30	3
14	30	3
15	30	3
16	29	3
17	29	3
18	29	3
19	28	3
20	28	3
21	28	3
22	28	3
23	28	3
24	28	3
25	28	3
26	28	3
27	28	3
28	28	3
29	28	2
30	29	2
31	29	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	9	3
2	9	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	9	3
8	9	3
9	9	3
10	9	3
11	9	3
12	9	3
13	9	3
14	9	3
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	2
18	9	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	9	2
22	9	2
23	9	2
24	9	2
25	9	2
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	2
2	33	2
3	33	2
4	33	2
5	33	2
6	32	2
7	32	2
8	32	2
9	31	2
10	31	2
11	31	2
12	30	2
13	30	3
14	30	3
15	30	3
16	29	3
17	29	3
18	29	3
19	28	3
20	28	3
21	28	3
22	28	3
23	28	3
24	28	3
25	28	3
26	28	3
27	28	3
28	28	3
29	28	2
30	29	2
31	29	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