Weather in Biarritz in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Biarritz;
Average weather
Average temperature in Biarritz in January
Going from a maximum of +23°C during the day to a minimum of -1°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +11°C.
Is Biarritz warm or cold in January?
Biarritz is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +13°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +7°C to +6°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Biarritz, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Biarritz in January
Water in Biarritz in January is Cold. It varies from +12°C to +13°C, with an average of +13°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +12°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Biarritz in January?
Climate in Biarritz in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +12°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -11°C | -6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +23°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 130 mm | 125 mm | 103 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 77% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +13°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 130 mm to 125 mm. Humidity rises from 76% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 5 sunny days in December to 4 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 12 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Biarritz is gradually decreasing during January, going from 9 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Biarritz.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Biarritz?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Biarritz in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+17°C) and the highest in 2022 (+20°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 917 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 1763 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Biarritz, 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.