Lleida weather in January

In January, Lleida sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Lleida's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lleida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:28 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lleida reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22123
23123
24133
25133
26133
27133
28133
29133
30133
31133

How January really feels in Lleida

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lleida weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 295.39.33.7
Feb15° / 193.910.35.2
Mar19° / 315.211.76.9
Apr21° / 466.613.17.2
May26° / 13°426.114.37.5
Jun30° / 17°274.2155.7
Jul33° / 20°16314.74.2
Aug33° / 20°294.413.74.4
Sep28° / 16°455.812.36.8
Oct23° / 12°45610.97.5
Nov16° / 3859.75.8
Dec12° / 264.893.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
115941
126040
136040
146040
155941
165941
176040
186040
196040
205941
215941
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
276139
286238
296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lleida gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
515
615
715
815
915
1014
1114
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1817
1917
2018
2118
2219
2319
2419
2520
2620
2720
2820
2920
3019
3119

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:30 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:305:32
29.08:305:32
39.18:305:33
49.18:305:34
59.18:305:35
69.18:305:36
79.18:305:37
89.18:305:38
99.18:305:39
109.28:305:40
119.28:295:41
129.28:295:42
139.28:295:43
149.38:295:44
159.38:285:45
169.38:285:46
179.38:275:47
189.38:275:48
199.48:275:49
209.48:265:50
219.48:265:51
229.58:255:52
239.58:245:54
249.58:245:55
259.58:235:56
269.68:225:57
279.68:225:58
289.68:216:00
299.78:206:01
309.78:196:02
319.78:186:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lleida?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lleida.

What to pack for Lleida in January

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

In January, Lleida sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lleida 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 Lleida 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 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lleida?

Lleida sits at 41.6°N, 0.6°E, 155 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Balaguer, 25 km away.

Topography around Lleida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lleida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,046 m.

The land around Lleida is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
2,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Balaguer 25 km · Tàrrega 43 km · Monzón 48 km · Barbastro 62 km · Valls 64 km · Reus 65 km · Cambrils 71 km · Vila-seca 71 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 Lleida (41.6167°, 0.6222°, elevation 155 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).