Viveiro weather in January

In January, Viveiro sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 116 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Viveiro's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viveiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
9:07 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Viveiro is capital town of the municipality of Vivero, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Viveiro reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1139
2139
3139
4139
5139
6139
7139
8139
9139
10139
11139
12139
13139
14139
15139
16139
17128
18128
19128
20128
21128
22128
23128
24128
25128
26128
27128
28128
29128
30138
31138

Viveiro weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 11614.89.13.0
Feb13° / 8812.310.23.2
Mar14° / 9013.111.63.8
Apr15° / 10°9714.413.24.0
May17° / 12°8212.714.55.1
Jun20° / 14°549.315.26.2
Jul22° / 16°367.414.97.0
Aug22° / 17°518.813.86.9
Sep21° / 16°681012.36.4
Oct18° / 14°10914.210.85.3
Nov15° / 11°13016.49.53.8
Dec13° / 11614.28.83.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
162872
172872
182872
192872
202872
212773
222773
232773
242773
252674
262674
272674
282674
292773
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Viveiro gets around 116 mm of rain over 14.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
350
450
550
650
750
850
950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1649
1749
1848
1948
2047
2147
2246
2346
2445
2545
2645
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 9:10 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.89:105:57
28.89:105:58
38.89:105:59
48.89:106:00
58.99:106:01
68.99:106:02
78.99:106:03
88.99:096:04
98.99:096:05
108.99:096:06
119.09:096:07
129.09:096:08
139.09:086:09
149.09:086:10
159.19:076:11
169.19:076:12
179.19:076:13
189.19:066:15
199.29:066:16
209.29:056:17
219.29:046:18
229.39:046:19
239.39:036:21
249.39:026:22
259.49:026:23
269.49:016:24
279.49:006:26
289.58:596:27
299.58:586:28
309.58:576:30
319.68:566:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Viveiro?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Viveiro.

What to pack for Viveiro in January

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

In January, Viveiro sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Viveiro in January

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in March near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Viveiro in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Viveiro peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Viveiro?

Viveiro sits at 43.7°N, 7.6°W, 30 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Narón, 51 km away.

Topography around Viveiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viveiro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Viveiro is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
539 m
16 km
903 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Narón 51 km · Ferrol 55 km · Oleiros 69 km · A Coruña 72 km · Lugo 73 km · Cambre 73 km · Culleredo 76 km · Arteixo 84 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 Viveiro (43.6623°, -7.5934°, elevation 30 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).