Weather in Lisbon in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Lisbon;
Average weather
Average temperature in Lisbon in January
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of +4°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +15°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +15°C.
Is Lisbon warm or cold in January?
Lisbon is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Lisbon, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Lisbon in January
Water in Lisbon in January is Cold. It varies from +15°C to +17°C, with an average of +16°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +14°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Lisbon in January?
Climate in Lisbon in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +14°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | +1°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +22°C | +24°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 122 mm | 84 mm | 68 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +16°C | +15°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 79% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1021 HPa | 1022 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +14°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 122 mm to 84 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 11 to 12.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 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 Lisbon is gradually decreasing during January, going from 12 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Lisbon?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Lisbon in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+18°C) and the highest in 2017 (+22°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 298 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2338 mm.
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Monthly weather in Lisbon
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lisbon, 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.