Sant Pere de Ribes in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sant Pere de Ribes sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 122 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
122 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sant Pere de Ribes in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Sant Pere de Ribes reaches about 13°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

10°15°20°DecJanFeb

Sant Pere de Ribes 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
Jan13° / 436.59.44.0
Feb13° / 355.510.34.3
Mar15° / 436.411.75.1
Apr17° / 11°508.213.15.8
May20° / 14°456.714.36.9
Jun23° / 18°30514.98.0
Jul26° / 21°29514.78.0
Aug27° / 21°486.813.77.5
Sep24° / 19°9110.312.37.0
Oct21° / 15°909.710.96.6
Nov16° / 11°617.29.75.6
Dec13° / 435.99.14.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Sant Pere de Ribes gets around 122 mm of rain over 18 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 13 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 Sant Pere de Ribes?

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.

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Sant Pere de Ribes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sant Pere de Ribes in Winter

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

In winter, Sant Pere de Ribes sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Sant Pere de Ribes 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 17 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 Sant Pere de Ribes 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 Sant Pere de Ribes 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 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sant Pere de Ribes?

Sant Pere de Ribes sits at 41.3°N, 1.8°E, 50 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Sitges, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sant Pere de Ribes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sant Pere de Ribes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sant Pere de Ribes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Sant Pere de Ribes is covered by trees (45%) within 3 km, water (35%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
341 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Sitges 4.0 km · Vilanova i la Geltrú 6.0 km · Vilafranca del Penedès 11 km · Castelldefels 17 km · Calafell 18 km · Gavà 20 km · El Vendrell 21 km · Viladecans 21 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 Sant Pere de Ribes (41.2604°, 1.7739°, elevation 50 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.