Barakaldo weather in January

In January, Barakaldo sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barakaldo's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barakaldo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
112 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:47 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Barakaldo is capital town of the municipality of Baracaldo, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21.1 µg/m³ · 2018

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

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 Barakaldo reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 5°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 on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1116
2116
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Barakaldo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 11214.819.22.4
Feb12° / 10013.61.510.22.6
Mar13° / 9813.50.611.63.5
Apr15° / 9715.2013.23.8
May17° / 11°8414.2014.55.0
Jun20° / 14°6911.4015.16.0
Jul22° / 16°6010.4014.96.6
Aug23° / 16°5510.3013.86.8
Sep21° / 15°6511.8012.36.2
Oct18° / 12°9713.9010.85.4
Nov14° / 13515.60.19.53.5
Dec12° / 10514.40.48.82.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103268
113268
123268
133268
143169
153169
163169
173070
183070
193070
202872
212872
222872
232872
242872
252872
262872
272872
282872
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Barakaldo gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1452
2452
3452
4453
5453
6453
7453
8453
9453
10453
11453
12463
13463
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15473
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17473
18483
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20493
21493
22503
23503
24514
25514
26514
27514
28514
29514
30514
31504

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
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
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2114light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:50 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:505:40
28.98:505:41
38.98:505:42
48.98:505:43
58.98:505:44
68.98:505:45
78.98:505:46
88.98:505:47
99.08:505:48
109.08:495:49
119.08:495:50
129.08:495:51
139.18:495:52
149.18:485:53
159.18:485:54
169.18:475:55
179.28:475:56
189.28:475:57
199.28:465:58
209.28:456:00
219.38:456:01
229.38:446:02
239.38:446:03
249.48:436:05
259.48:426:06
269.48:416:07
279.58:416:08
289.58:406:10
299.58:396:11
309.68:386:12
319.68:376:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
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241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
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311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Barakaldo?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barakaldo.

What to pack for Barakaldo in January

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

In January, Barakaldo sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Barakaldo in January

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 11 to Sep 21 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Barakaldo 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 Barakaldo 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
Jan2Low
Feb2Low
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Barakaldo?

Barakaldo sits at 43.3°N, 3.0°W, 27 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Erandio, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Barakaldo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barakaldo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,676 m.

The land around Barakaldo is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (57%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
335 m
16 km
994 m
80 km
1,676 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Erandio 1.0 km · Sestao 2.0 km · Leioa 3.0 km · Portugalete 4.0 km · Santurtzi 5.0 km · Algorta 6.0 km · Bilbao 6.0 km · Getxo 7.0 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
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Barakaldo (43.2964°, -2.9881°, elevation 27 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).