Cambrils weather in January

In January, Cambrils sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cambrils's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cambrils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:25 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Cambrils is capital town of the municipality of Cambrils, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cambrils reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°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)
1138
2138
3138
4138
5137
6137
7137
8137
9137
10137
11137
12137
13137
14137
15137
16137
17137
18137
19137
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25137
26137
27137
28137
29137
30137
31137

Cambrils 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
Jan13° / 4169.44.0
Feb14° / 304.510.44.5
Mar15° / 365.611.75.5
Apr17° / 11°456.813.16.2
May20° / 15°41614.37.2
Jun24° / 19°193.514.98.3
Jul27° / 22°162.814.78.2
Aug27° / 22°365.113.67.6
Sep25° / 19°708.212.37.5
Oct21° / 16°757.810.97.0
Nov16° / 11°536.19.75.9
Dec13° / 415.79.14.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36634
46634
56535
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116535
126535
136535
146535
156436
166436
176436
186337
196337
206337
216238
226238
236238
246337
256238
266337
276337
286337
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cambrils gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
517
617
717
817
917
1017
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1619
1719
1819
1920
2020
2121
2221
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3021
3121

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 8:26 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:265:32
29.18:265:32
39.18:265:33
49.18:265:34
59.18:265:35
69.28:265:36
79.28:265:37
89.28:265:38
99.28:265:39
109.28:265:39
119.28:265:40
129.38:265:41
139.38:255:42
149.38:255:43
159.38:255:45
169.48:255:46
179.48:245:47
189.48:245:48
199.48:235:49
209.58:235:50
219.58:225:51
229.58:225:52
239.58:215:53
249.68:205:55
259.68:205:56
269.68:195:57
279.78:185:58
289.78:185:59
299.78:176:00
309.88:166:02
319.88:156:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cambrils?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Cambrils for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cambrils in January

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

In January, Cambrils sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Cambrils 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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 28 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Cambrils 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 Cambrils peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cambrils?

Cambrils sits at 41.1°N, 1.1°E, 13 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Salou, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Cambrils

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cambrils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,410 m.

The land around Cambrils is covered by water (34%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
900 m
80 km
1,410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Salou 7.0 km · Vila-seca 9.0 km · La Pineda 10 km · Reus 10 km · Tarragona 17 km · Valls 29 km · Torredembarra 30 km · El Vendrell 43 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 Cambrils (41.07°, 1.0595°, elevation 13 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).