Huesca weather in January

In January, Huesca sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Huesca's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huesca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:34 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Huesca is city in Aragon, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1096

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Huesca reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
391
490
590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
30100
31100

How January really feels in Huesca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Huesca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 568.91.89.31.9
Feb11° / 416.81.610.32.8
Mar14° / 6590.911.64.4
Apr17° / 9111.10.313.15.2
May21° / 9010.9014.46.4
Jun26° / 13°658.50157.2
Jul29° / 16°456.9014.86.3
Aug29° / 15°647.6013.76.4
Sep24° / 12°888.4012.37.3
Oct19° / 1109.5010.86.1
Nov13° / 828.80.39.63.6
Dec / 578.1192.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45446
55545
65545
75545
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135743
145644
155644
165743
175743
185743
195842
205743
215743
225743
235743
245644
255644
265644
275644
285743
295743
305743
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Huesca gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1296
2296
3306
4306
5306
6296
7296
8295
9285
10285
11285
12285
13275
14275
15275
16275
17275
18275
19275
20285
21285
22286
23286
24286
25296
26297
27297
28297
29297
30298
31288

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 8:36 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:365:34
29.08:365:35
39.08:365:36
49.08:365:36
59.08:365:37
69.08:365:38
79.18:365:39
89.18:365:40
99.18:355:41
109.18:355:42
119.18:355:43
129.28:355:44
139.28:355:45
149.28:345:46
159.28:345:47
169.28:345:48
179.38:335:49
189.38:335:51
199.38:325:52
209.48:325:53
219.48:315:54
229.48:315:55
239.48:305:56
249.58:295:58
259.58:295:59
269.58:286:00
279.68:276:01
289.68:266:02
299.68:256:04
309.78:256:05
319.78:246:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Huesca?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huesca.

What to pack for Huesca in January

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

In January, Huesca sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Huesca 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 Huesca peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Huesca?

Huesca sits at 42.1°N, 0.4°W, 476 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Barbastro, 46 km away.

Topography around Huesca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huesca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,152 m.

The land around Huesca is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (34%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
1,175 m
80 km
3,152 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Barbastro 46 km · Monzón 56 km · Ejea de los Caballeros 60 km · Zaragoza 66 km · Almozara 67 km · Delicias 68 km · Utebo 68 km · Oliver-Valdefierro 70 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 Huesca (42.1362°, -0.4087°, elevation 476 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. 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).