Balaguer in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Balaguer sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 79 mm of precipitation over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early December to 15°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Balaguer's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Balaguer's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 2°C
- Precipitation
- 79 mm
- 14 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.9
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Balaguer in Winter
Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early December to 15°C by late February.
A typical winter day in Balaguer reaches about 12°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Balaguer
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 65 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Balaguer 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° / 2° | 30 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 14° / 3° | 21 | 3.6 | 10.3 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 18° / 5° | 33 | 5.6 | 11.7 | 6.6 |
| Apr | 21° / 8° | 48 | 6.9 | 13.1 | 7.1 |
| May | 25° / 12° | 45 | 6.7 | 14.3 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 30° / 17° | 30 | 4.8 | 15 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 33° / 20° | 20 | 3.4 | 14.7 | 4.3 |
| Aug | 32° / 19° | 34 | 5.1 | 13.7 | 4.6 |
| Sep | 28° / 15° | 50 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 7.0 |
| Oct | 22° / 11° | 52 | 6 | 10.9 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 16° / 6° | 41 | 5 | 9.6 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 12° / 2° | 29 | 5 | 9 | 3.5 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Balaguer gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 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 2.4 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Balaguer?
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 Balaguer.
What to pack for Balaguer in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Balaguer sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.
UV index in Balaguer 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 Balaguer peaks around July 15 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Balaguer?
Balaguer sits at 41.8°N, 0.8°E, 220 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lleida, 25 km away.
Topography around Balaguer
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balaguer.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Balaguer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 245 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.
The land around Balaguer is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.
Spain travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 65% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $38,627
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.5 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 99%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.7
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 3.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 540
- 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 Balaguer (41.7912°, 0.8109°, elevation 220 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.