Figueres in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Figueres sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 173 mm of precipitation over about 19 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 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
5°C
Precipitation
173 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Figueres in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Figueres reaches about 13°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Figueres 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 596.59.33.8
Feb13° / 496.110.34.1
Mar16° / 59711.65.3
Apr18° / 658.113.16.1
May21° / 13°537.214.47.1
Jun25° / 17°284.6157.8
Jul28° / 20°203.214.87.2
Aug29° / 20°233.513.76.9
Sep25° / 16°615.812.37.6
Oct21° / 13°988.310.86.8
Nov16° / 737.49.65.4
Dec13° / 666.394.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Figueres gets around 173 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 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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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 Figueres?

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.

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Figueres for sightseeing.

What to pack for Figueres in Winter

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

In winter, Figueres sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Figueres in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 22 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Figueres 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 Figueres 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
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Figueres?

Figueres sits at 42.3°N, 3.0°E, 41 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Roses, 18 km away.

Topography around Figueres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Figueres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,894 m.

The land around Figueres is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
2,894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Roses 18 km · Banyoles 23 km · Girona 33 km · Salt 35 km · Olot 40 km · Palafrugell 42 km · Perpignan 48 km · Palamós 48 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 Figueres (42.2664°, 2.9616°, elevation 41 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.