Lugo in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Lugo sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 304 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Lugo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lugo's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 11°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 4°C
- Precipitation
- 304 mm
- 36 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.4
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Lugo in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.
A typical winter day in Lugo reaches about 11°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.
Lugo 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° / 4° | 107 | 13 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 11° / 4° | 81 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 14° / 5° | 86 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 11.6 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 15° / 7° | 91 | 13.3 | 0.1 | 13.1 | 4.1 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 74 | 12.4 | 0 | 14.4 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 21° / 12° | 48 | 8.1 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.7 |
| Jul | 23° / 13° | 25 | 4.9 | 0 | 14.8 | 7.9 |
| Aug | 24° / 14° | 35 | 5.9 | 0 | 13.8 | 7.8 |
| Sep | 21° / 12° | 55 | 8.3 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 17° / 10° | 109 | 12.5 | 0 | 10.8 | 5.2 |
| Nov | 13° / 7° | 119 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 11° / 5° | 115 | 12.8 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 2.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Lugo gets around 304 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 13 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Lugo?
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.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lugo.
What to pack for Lugo in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Lugo sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 36 days see rain.
UV index in Lugo in Winter
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 Lugo peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Lugo in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Lugo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Lugo's WHO annual average of 8.4 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Good |
| Feb | 8 | Good |
| Mar | 10 | Good |
| Apr | 10 | Good |
| May | 7 | Good |
| Jun | 7 | Good |
| Jul | 16 | Moderate |
| Aug | 8 | Good |
| Sep | 8 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 6 | Good |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Where is Lugo?
Lugo sits at 43.0°N, 7.6°W, 465 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Monforte de Lemos, 54 km away.
Topography around Lugo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lugo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,928 m.
The land around Lugo is covered by trees (42%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (32%) within 80 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
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 Lugo (43.0099°, -7.556°, elevation 465 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.