Weather in Barcelona in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Barcelona;
Average weather
Average temperature in Barcelona in January
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of +2°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +14°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +13°C.
Is Barcelona warm or cold in January?
Barcelona is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Barcelona, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Barcelona in January
Water in Barcelona in January is Cold. It varies from +13°C to +14°C, with an average of +13°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +13°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Barcelona in January?
Climate in Barcelona in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +13°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | -3°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 39 mm | 47 mm | 34 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +13°C | +13°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 71% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +13°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 39 mm to 47 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 14 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Barcelona is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Barcelona?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Barcelona in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+18°C) and the highest in 2022 (+22°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 378 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1436 mm.
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Monthly weather in Barcelona
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Barcelona, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.