Horta-Guinardó in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Horta-Guinardó 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 Horta-Guinardó's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Horta-Guinardó'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 Horta-Guinardó 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 Horta-Guinardó reaches about 13°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Horta-Guinardó 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° / 406.29.43.8
Feb13° / 366.310.34.1
Mar15° / 406.711.75.1
Apr17° / 10°528.213.15.8
May20° / 13°457.514.36.8
Jun24° / 17°345.614.97.9
Jul27° / 20°254.714.77.9
Aug27° / 20°406.613.77.3
Sep24° / 18°7710.612.36.9
Oct20° / 14°901010.96.5
Nov16° / 6089.75.4
Dec13° / 415.79.14.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Horta-Guinardó 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.

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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 9 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.

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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 Horta-Guinardó?

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 Horta-Guinardó for sightseeing.

What to pack for Horta-Guinardó in Winter

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

In winter, Horta-Guinardó sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Horta-Guinardó 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 18 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 Horta-Guinardó 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 Horta-Guinardó 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Horta-Guinardó?

Horta-Guinardó sits at 41.4°N, 2.2°E, 166 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is el Guinardó, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Horta-Guinardó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horta-Guinardó has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Horta-Guinardó is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, water (31%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
16 km
512 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: el Guinardó 0.0 km · El Carmel 1.0 km · el Baix Guinardó 1.0 km · Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta 1.0 km · el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova 1.0 km · el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot 1.0 km · Navas 2.0 km · el Turó de la Peira 2.0 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 Horta-Guinardó (41.4185°, 2.1677°, elevation 166 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.