Barrio de Peral in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Barrio de Peral sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 71 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Barrio de Peral's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Barrio de Peral's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
71 mm
12 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
6.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Barrio de Peral in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C.

A typical winter day in Barrio de Peral reaches about 17°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Barrio de Peral

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Barrio de Peral gets around 71 mm of rain over 12 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Barrio de Peral?

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.

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barrio de Peral in Winter

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

In winter, Barrio de Peral sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Barrio de Peral in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — 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 Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. 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
Winter 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.