Ourense in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Ourense sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 299 mm of precipitation over about 35 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 25% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Ourense's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ourense's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 11°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 299 mm
- 35 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.4
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Ourense in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.
A typical winter day in Ourense reaches about 11°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
Ourense 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° / 3° | 108 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 11° / 3° | 77 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 14° / 5° | 84 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 16° / 6° | 85 | 13.1 | 0.1 | 13.1 | 4.4 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 73 | 11.8 | 0 | 14.4 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 43 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 25° / 13° | 24 | 4.7 | 0 | 14.8 | 8.1 |
| Aug | 25° / 13° | 27 | 5 | 0 | 13.7 | 8.0 |
| Sep | 22° / 12° | 48 | 7.2 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.3 |
| Oct | 18° / 9° | 110 | 11.9 | 0 | 10.8 | 5.4 |
| Nov | 13° / 6° | 113 | 13.1 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 10° / 4° | 114 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 9 | 2.3 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Ourense gets around 299 mm of rain and snow over 35 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 9 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 1.9 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Ourense?
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 Ourense.
What to pack for Ourense in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Ourense sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 35 days see rain.
UV index in Ourense 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 Ourense 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Ourense?
Ourense sits at 42.3°N, 7.9°W, 146 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Monforte de Lemos, 35 km away.
Topography around Ourense
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ourense.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ourense has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 m.
The land around Ourense is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (38%) 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 Ourense (42.3367°, -7.8641°, elevation 146 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.