Monforte de Lemos weather in January

In January, Monforte de Lemos sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 122 mm of precipitation across 13.4 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 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Monforte de Lemos's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monforte de Lemos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
122 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
9:03 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Monforte de Lemos is municipal capital of Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia, 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Monforte de Lemos reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
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2092
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2292
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2592
2692
2792
2892
29102
30102
31102

How January really feels in Monforte de Lemos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Monforte de Lemos 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
Jan / 12213.41.79.21.7
Feb11° / 9111.12.210.32.4
Mar13° / 10111.91.111.63.6
Apr15° / 10313.90.413.14.0
May18° / 9013.4014.45.2
Jun21° / 11°589015.16.8
Jul24° / 13°325.7014.87.9
Aug24° / 13°386.2013.77.9
Sep21° / 11°648.9012.36.8
Oct17° / 12612.8010.85.0
Nov12° / 13514.80.39.62.8
Dec10° / 133130.88.92.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203268
213367
223367
233367
243367
253367
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Monforte de Lemos gets around 122 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1464
2464
3474
4474
5464
6464
7464
8464
9455
10455
11455
12455
13455
14456
15446
16446
17446
18436
19436
20427
21427
22417
23417
24417
25407
26407
27408
28398
29398
30398
31397

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 9:05 AM to 8:53 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.99:056:01
28.99:056:02
39.09:056:03
49.09:066:04
59.09:066:04
69.09:056:05
79.09:056:06
89.09:056:07
99.19:056:08
109.19:056:09
119.19:056:10
129.19:056:11
139.19:046:12
149.29:046:13
159.29:046:14
169.29:036:16
179.29:036:17
189.39:026:18
199.39:026:19
209.39:016:20
219.39:016:21
229.49:006:22
239.48:596:24
249.48:596:25
259.58:586:26
269.58:576:27
279.58:576:29
289.68:566:30
299.68:556:31
309.68:546:32
319.78:536:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Monforte de Lemos?

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

1.7
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 Monforte de Lemos.

What to pack for Monforte de Lemos in January

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

In January, Monforte de Lemos sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Monforte de Lemos 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 Monforte de Lemos peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 14UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Monforte de Lemos in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Monforte de Lemos is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1719 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monforte de Lemos?

Monforte de Lemos sits at 42.5°N, 7.5°W, 295 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ourense, 35 km away.

Topography around Monforte de Lemos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monforte de Lemos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,074 m.

The land around Monforte de Lemos is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
870 m
80 km
2,074 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ourense 35 km · Lalín 51 km · Lugo 54 km · Villafranca del Bierzo 58 km · Ponferrada 75 km · Ribeira 80 km · A Estrada 82 km · Chaves 87 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 Monforte de Lemos (42.5217°, -7.5142°, elevation 295 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).