Monforte de Lemos in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Monforte de Lemos sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 345 mm of precipitation over about 38 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 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Monforte de Lemos's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Monforte de Lemos's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
345 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
2.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Monforte de Lemos in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Monforte de Lemos reaches about 10°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Monforte de Lemos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 46 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
46
wind chill below the day's low

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

Monforte de Lemos 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.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Monforte de Lemos gets around 345 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Monforte de Lemos?

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.

2.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monforte de Lemos.

What to pack for Monforte de Lemos in Winter

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

In winter, Monforte de Lemos sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 38 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Monforte de Lemos in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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
Winter 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.