Poble Sec in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Poble Sec sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 134 mm of rain over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Poble Sec's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Poble Sec's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 10°C
- Rainfall
- 134 mm
- 20 wet days
- Avg wind
- 16 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Poble Sec in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Poble Sec reaches about 13°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.
Poble Sec 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 | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 10° | 48 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 13° / 10° | 39 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 14° / 11° | 38 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 15° / 13° | 42 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 5.1 |
| May | 18° / 16° | 37 | 5 | 14.3 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 22° / 20° | 26 | 3.8 | 14.9 | 8.0 |
| Jul | 24° / 23° | 15 | 2.8 | 14.7 | 8.7 |
| Aug | 25° / 23° | 36 | 5.3 | 13.7 | 8.1 |
| Sep | 23° / 21° | 78 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 7.2 |
| Oct | 20° / 18° | 97 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 16° / 14° | 68 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 14° / 11° | 47 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 4.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Poble Sec gets around 134 mm of rain over 20 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 16 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.4 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Poble Sec
In winter, Poble Sec overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Poble Sec's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Poble Sec?
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 reasonable time to visit Poble Sec for sightseeing.
What to pack for Poble Sec in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Poble Sec sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Poble Sec in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 14°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 23 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Bracing |
| Feb | 13 | Bracing |
| Mar | 13 | Bracing |
| Apr | 14 | Bracing |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 17 | Cool |
| Dec | 15 | Bracing |
UV index in Poble Sec 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 Poble Sec peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Poble Sec?
Poble Sec sits at 41.4°N, 2.2°E, 31 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Sant Antoni, 1.0 km away.
Topography around Poble Sec
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Poble Sec.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Poble Sec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.
The land around Poble Sec is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, water (44%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (35%) 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 Poble Sec (41.3745°, 2.1633°, elevation 31 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.