Caldes de Montbui weather in January

In January, Caldes de Montbui sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Caldes de Montbui's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caldes de Montbui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:22 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
49%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Caldes de Montbui is capital town of the municipality of Caldes de Montbui, 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caldes de Montbui reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Caldes de Montbui

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Caldes de Montbui weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 446.20.59.33.0
Feb12° / 406.91.110.33.6
Mar15° / 568.70.311.74.9
Apr17° / 8211.4013.15.4
May21° / 10°8111.3014.36.3
Jun25° / 14°648.90157.1
Jul28° / 17°528014.76.8
Aug28° / 17°669.7013.76.5
Sep24° / 14°9411.7012.36.6
Oct20° / 10°10110.7010.96.2
Nov15° / 657.709.74.6
Dec11° / 4360.493.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56139
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96040
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Caldes de Montbui gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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7172
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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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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 8:12 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:245:25
29.08:245:26
39.18:245:27
49.18:245:28
59.18:245:29
69.18:245:30
79.18:245:30
89.18:245:31
99.18:245:32
109.28:235:33
119.28:235:34
129.28:235:35
139.28:235:36
149.28:225:37
159.38:225:38
169.38:225:39
179.38:215:41
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199.48:205:43
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219.48:195:45
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269.68:165:51
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Caldes de Montbui?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caldes de Montbui.

What to pack for Caldes de Montbui in January

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

In January, Caldes de Montbui sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Caldes de Montbui in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 23 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Caldes de Montbui in January

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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 Caldes de Montbui 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 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
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Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Caldes de Montbui?

Caldes de Montbui sits at 41.6°N, 2.2°E, 232 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Castellar del Vallès, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Caldes de Montbui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caldes de Montbui has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m around an average of 273 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,518 m.

The land around Caldes de Montbui is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
413 m
16 km
1,055 m
80 km
2,518 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Castellar del Vallès 7.0 km · Parets del Vallès 9.0 km · Canovelles 10 km · Granollers 10 km · Mollet del Vallès 11 km · Sabadell 11 km · Santa Perpètua de Mogoda 11 km · Sant Quirze del Vallès 13 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 Caldes de Montbui (41.6333°, 2.1667°, elevation 232 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).