Lalín weather in January

In January, Lalín sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 135 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lalín's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lalín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
135 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
9:06 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Lalín is innhabited place in Lalín, Spain.

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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lalín reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Lalín weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 13513.30.59.22.0
Feb11° / 9810.80.910.32.6
Mar14° / 10911.90.211.63.7
Apr15° / 12014.60.113.13.9
May18° / 10314014.45.1
Jun21° / 11°639.3015.16.5
Jul23° / 13°346.2014.87.7
Aug23° / 13°466.5013.77.7
Sep21° / 12°769.1012.36.7
Oct17° / 10°14813.2010.85.0
Nov13° / 15114.80.19.63.0
Dec11° / 14513.20.28.92.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52872
62872
72773
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lalín gets around 135 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1482
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31382

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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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:08 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.99:086:03
28.99:086:04
38.99:086:05
49.09:086:06
59.09:086:06
69.09:086:07
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129.19:076:13
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159.29:066:16
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189.29:056:20
199.39:056:21
209.39:046:22
219.39:036:23
229.49:036:24
239.49:026:26
249.49:026:27
259.59:016:28
269.59:006:29
279.58:596:31
289.68:596:32
299.68:586:33
309.68:576:34
319.78:566:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
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31.3Dim
41.4Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lalín?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lalín.

What to pack for Lalín in January

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

In January, Lalín sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lalín in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 70 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May15Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Lalín 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 Lalín peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lalín?

Lalín sits at 42.7°N, 8.1°W, 552 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ribeira, 28 km away.

Topography around Lalín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lalín has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 575 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,766 m.

The land around Lalín is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
814 m
80 km
1,766 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ribeira 28 km · A Estrada 31 km · Teo 39 km · Ourense 41 km · Santiago de Compostela 43 km · Pontevedra 50 km · Monforte de Lemos 51 km · Poio 53 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 Lalín (42.6609°, -8.1128°, elevation 552 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).