Cardedeu in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Cardedeu sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 126 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
126 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Cardedeu in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.

A typical winter day in Cardedeu reaches about 11°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Cardedeu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 62 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
62
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cardedeu 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 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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Cardedeu gets around 126 mm of rain and snow over 19 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 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 54 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 2.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Cardedeu?

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.

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cardedeu.

What to pack for Cardedeu in Winter

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

In winter, Cardedeu sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Cardedeu 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 at the nearest coast (about 22 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 14 to Oct 18 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Cardedeu in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Cardedeu peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cardedeu?

Cardedeu sits at 41.6°N, 2.4°E, 199 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Canovelles, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Cardedeu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cardedeu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,585 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,291 m.

The land around Cardedeu is covered by trees (41%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
1,585 m
80 km
2,291 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Canovelles 7.0 km · Granollers 7.0 km · Sant Celoni 12 km · Parets del Vallès 13 km · Mataró 13 km · Montornès del Vallès 13 km · Vilassar de Mar 15 km · Caldes de Montbui 16 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 Cardedeu (41.6398°, 2.3574°, elevation 199 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.