Monzón in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Monzón sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 102 mm of precipitation over about 16 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
102 mm
16 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
3.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Monzón in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.

A typical winter day in Monzón reaches about 11°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Monzón

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Monzón 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 395.99.32.8
Feb13° / 264.610.34.0
Mar16° / 436.511.75.7
Apr19° / 638.213.16.5
May23° / 11°597.814.37.2
Jun29° / 15°396.1156.5
Jul32° / 18°275.214.74.9
Aug31° / 18°546.113.75.3
Sep26° / 14°717.112.37.4
Oct21° / 697.410.97.0
Nov14° / 556.49.64.8
Dec11° / 375.793.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Monzón gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 16 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 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 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 2.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Monzón?

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.

3.3
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 Monzón.

What to pack for Monzón in Winter

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

In winter, Monzón sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Monzón 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 Monzón 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Monzón 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 Monzón is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Monzón's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Nov 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monzón?

Monzón sits at 41.9°N, 0.2°E, 280 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Barbastro, 15 km away.

Topography around Monzón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monzón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,837 m.

The land around Monzón is covered by cropland (35%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), trees (35%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
2,837 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Barbastro 15 km · Lleida 48 km · Balaguer 53 km · Huesca 56 km · Tàrrega 84 km · Zaragoza 93 km · Almozara 95 km · Delicias 96 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 Monzón (41.9108°, 0.1941°, elevation 280 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.