Barrio de Peral weather in January

In January, Barrio de Peral sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barrio de Peral's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrio de Peral's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:23 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Barrio de Peral is neighborhood in Cartagena, Spain.

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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Barrio de Peral reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°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)
1169
2169
3168
4168
5168
6168
7168
8168
9168
10168
11168
12168
13168
14168
15168
16168
17168
18168
19168
20168
21168
22168
23168
24168
25168
26168
27169
28169
29169
30169
31169

How January really feels in Barrio de Peral

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Barrio de Peral 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
Jan16° / 264.19.76.0
Feb17° / 204.110.56.4
Mar19° / 10°284.311.77.1
Apr21° / 13°24412.97.5
May24° / 16°193148.3
Jun27° / 19°71.314.58.3
Jul30° / 22°20.314.37.1
Aug30° / 23°6113.46.5
Sep28° / 20°363.812.37.4
Oct24° / 17°324.5118.0
Nov20° / 12°325.2107.2
Dec17° / 243.99.46.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56931
66832
76832
86931
96931
106931
116931
126832
136832
146931
156832
166832
176733
186733
196634
206634
216535
226535
236535
246436
256535
266535
276535
286535
296535
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barrio de Peral gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
711
811
911
1012
1112
1213
1313
1414
1514
1614
1715
1815
1915
2015
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3015
3115

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 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 8:24 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:245:50
29.58:245:51
39.58:245:52
49.58:245:53
59.58:245:53
69.58:245:54
79.58:245:55
89.58:245:56
99.58:245:57
109.68:245:58
119.68:245:59
129.68:245:59
139.68:246:00
149.68:246:01
159.68:236:02
169.78:236:03
179.78:236:04
189.78:236:05
199.78:226:06
209.88:226:07
219.88:216:08
229.88:216:09
239.88:216:10
249.98:206:11
259.98:196:12
269.98:196:14
279.98:186:15
2810.08:186:16
2910.08:176:17
3010.08:166:18
3110.18:166:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Barrio de Peral?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Barrio de Peral for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barrio de Peral in January

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

In January, Barrio de Peral sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Barrio de Peral in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Nov 2 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Barrio de Peral 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 Barrio de Peral peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Barrio de Peral?

Barrio de Peral sits at 37.6°N, 1.0°W, 30 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cartagena, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Barrio de Peral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrio de Peral has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Barrio de Peral is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (22%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (28%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Cartagena 3.0 km · La Unión 10 km · Torre-Pacheco 13 km · Atamaría 16 km · Los Alcázares 18 km · San Javier 24 km · Mazarrón 29 km · San Pedro del Pinatar 29 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 Barrio de Peral (37.6251°, -0.9879°, elevation 30 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).