Piera weather in January

In January, Piera sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Piera's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:23 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Piera is capital town of the municipality of Piera, 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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Piera reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4122
5122
6122
7122
8122
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14122
15122
16122
17122
18122
19122
20122
21122
22122
23122
24122
25122
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31133

How January really feels in Piera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Piera weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 396.10.39.33.6
Feb13° / 335.80.510.34.3
Mar16° / 477.60.111.75.5
Apr18° / 679.7013.16.0
May21° / 12°649.4014.36.7
Jun25° / 15°487.2014.97.5
Jul28° / 18°436.6014.77.1
Aug28° / 18°619.3013.76.6
Sep25° / 15°9711.8012.36.7
Oct21° / 11°9210.3010.96.5
Nov16° / 596.90.19.75.3
Dec12° / 405.60.19.13.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56337
66337
76436
86436
96337
106337
116337
126436
136337
146337
156337
166238
176238
186238
196139
206139
216040
226040
235941
245941
255941
265941
275941
285941
296040
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Piera gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
416
516
617
717
817
918
1018
1119
1219
1320
1420
1520
1621
1721
1821
1921
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3021
3121

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 8:25 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:255:27
29.18:255:28
39.18:255:29
49.18:255:30
59.18:255:31
69.18:255:32
79.18:255:32
89.18:255:33
99.28:255:34
109.28:255:35
119.28:255:36
129.28:245:37
139.28:245:38
149.38:245:39
159.38:235:40
169.38:235:41
179.38:235:43
189.48:225:44
199.48:225:45
209.48:215:46
219.48:215:47
229.58:205:48
239.58:205:49
249.58:195:51
259.68:185:52
269.68:185:53
279.68:175:54
289.78:165:55
299.78:155:57
309.78:145:58
319.88:145:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Piera?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piera.

What to pack for Piera in January

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

In January, Piera sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Piera in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Piera 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 Piera 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 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Piera?

Piera sits at 41.5°N, 1.8°E, 313 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Esparreguera, 10 km away.

Topography around Piera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 329 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,433 m.

The land around Piera is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
1,152 m
80 km
2,433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Esparreguera 10 km · Olesa de Montserrat 12 km · Igualada 13 km · Martorell 16 km · Vilafranca del Penedès 20 km · Sant Andreu de la Barca 20 km · Terrassa 23 km · Manresa 24 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 Piera (41.5223°, 1.7508°, elevation 313 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).