Reus weather in January

In January, Reus sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 5.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Reus's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:25 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Reus is city, capital of the homonymous municipality in the province of Tarragona.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Reus reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15123
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20123
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26123
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28123
29123
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31133

Reus weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 355.49.43.6
Feb14° / 264.610.44.6
Mar17° / 386.311.76.2
Apr19° / 548.213.16.6
May23° / 12°547.214.37.4
Jun27° / 16°315.914.97.2
Jul30° / 19°193.514.76.2
Aug30° / 19°406.213.65.9
Sep26° / 16°658.212.37.2
Oct21° / 12°647.610.97.1
Nov16° / 465.89.75.5
Dec12° / 335.29.13.7

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56436
66535
76535
86535
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
146436
156337
166337
176337
186337
196238
206238
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276238
286238
296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Reus gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1161
2161
3161
4161
5161
6162
7162
8162
9162
10162
11161
12161
13161
14161
15161
16171
17171
18171
19181
20181
21181
22191
23191
24201
25201
26201
27201
28201
29201
30201
31191

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
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5100
6100
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8100
9100
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21100
22100
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24100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:26 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:265:31
29.18:265:32
39.18:265:33
49.18:275:34
59.18:275:34
69.18:275:35
79.28:275:36
89.28:265:37
99.28:265:38
109.28:265:39
119.28:265:40
129.38:265:41
139.38:265:42
149.38:255:43
159.38:255:44
169.38:255:45
179.48:245:46
189.48:245:47
199.48:235:48
209.48:235:50
219.58:225:51
229.58:225:52
239.58:215:53
249.68:215:54
259.68:205:55
269.68:195:56
279.78:185:58
289.78:185:59
299.78:176:00
309.88:166:01
319.88:156:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Reus?

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 Reus.

What to pack for Reus in January

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

In January, Reus sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Reus 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 23 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 7 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
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Reus 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 Reus peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (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 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reus?

Reus sits at 41.2°N, 1.1°E, 133 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vila-seca, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Reus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,070 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,410 m.

The land around Reus is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), water (27%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
1,070 m
80 km
1,410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Vila-seca 6.0 km · Salou 9.0 km · Cambrils 10 km · La Pineda 11 km · Tarragona 12 km · Valls 19 km · Torredembarra 24 km · El Vendrell 36 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 Reus (41.1561°, 1.1069°, elevation 133 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).