Benicarló in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Benicarló sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 114 mm of precipitation over about 15 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 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Benicarló's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Benicarló's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Precipitation
- 114 mm
- 15 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Benicarló in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.
A typical winter day in Benicarló reaches about 14°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
Benicarló 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 | 14° / 7° | 42 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 15° / 7° | 31 | 4.5 | 10.4 | 5.2 |
| Mar | 17° / 9° | 40 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 19° / 11° | 44 | 6.6 | 13 | 6.6 |
| May | 22° / 15° | 41 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 7.5 |
| Jun | 26° / 19° | 19 | 3.6 | 14.8 | 8.1 |
| Jul | 28° / 22° | 13 | 2.1 | 14.6 | 7.5 |
| Aug | 29° / 22° | 25 | 4.4 | 13.6 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 26° / 19° | 60 | 7.1 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 22° / 15° | 63 | 7.1 | 10.9 | 7.3 |
| Nov | 18° / 11° | 47 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 6.4 |
| Dec | 15° / 8° | 41 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 5.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Benicarló gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 15 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 12 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 11 hours 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 2.6 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Benicarló?
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 reasonable time to visit Benicarló for sightseeing.
What to pack for Benicarló in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Benicarló sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Benicarló in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 14°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 31 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Bracing |
| Feb | 13 | Bracing |
| Mar | 14 | Bracing |
| Apr | 15 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 25 | Warm |
| Oct | 22 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 18 | Cool |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index in Benicarló 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 Benicarló peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 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 | 5 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Benicarló?
Benicarló sits at 40.4°N, 0.4°E, 17 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vinaròs, 7.0 km away.
Topography around Benicarló
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Benicarló.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Benicarló has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,884 m.
The land around Benicarló is covered by water (42%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and trees (30%) 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 Benicarló (40.4165°, 0.4271°, elevation 17 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.