El Masnou in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), El Masnou sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 118 mm of precipitation over about 18 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 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is El Masnou's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Masnou's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 6°C
- Precipitation
- 118 mm
- 18 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in El Masnou in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in El Masnou reaches about 13°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
El Masnou 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 | 12° / 5° | 40 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 13° / 6° | 36 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 15° / 8° | 40 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 17° / 10° | 52 | 8.2 | 13.1 | 5.8 |
| May | 20° / 13° | 45 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 24° / 17° | 34 | 5.6 | 14.9 | 7.9 |
| Jul | 27° / 20° | 25 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 7.9 |
| Aug | 27° / 20° | 40 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 24° / 18° | 77 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| Oct | 20° / 14° | 90 | 10 | 10.9 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 16° / 9° | 60 | 8 | 9.7 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 13° / 6° | 41 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 4.2 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
El Masnou gets around 118 mm of rain and snow over 18 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 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.3 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit El Masnou?
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 El Masnou for sightseeing.
What to pack for El Masnou in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, El Masnou sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.
Sea temperature near El Masnou 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 13 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Bracing |
| Feb | 13 | Bracing |
| Mar | 13 | Bracing |
| Apr | 14 | Bracing |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 17 | Cool |
| Dec | 15 | Bracing |
UV index in El Masnou 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 El Masnou 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is El Masnou?
El Masnou sits at 41.5°N, 2.3°E, 27 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Premià de Mar, 4.0 km away.
Topography around El Masnou
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Masnou.
Within 3 km, the terrain around El Masnou has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.
The land around El Masnou is covered by water (46%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (33%) 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 El Masnou (41.4798°, 2.3188°, elevation 27 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.