Weather in Bilbao in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Bilbao;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bilbao in January
Going from a maximum of +24°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 57% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +11°C.
Is Bilbao warm or cold in January?
Bilbao 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 +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 Bilbao, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bilbao in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +12°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | -3°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +25°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 110 mm | 118 mm | 103 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 75% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 110 mm to 118 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in December to 5 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 15 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Bilbao is gradually decreasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Bilbao?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bilbao in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2014 (+21°C). The driest year was 1989 with only 772 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 2159 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bilbao, 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.