Weather in Perpignan in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Perpignan;
Average weather
Average temperature in Perpignan 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 +12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°C to +14°C.
Is Perpignan warm or cold in January?
Perpignan 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 up from +5°C to +5°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Perpignan, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Perpignan in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +12°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -9°C | -5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +22°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 42 mm | 55 mm | 42 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 76% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 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 42 mm to 55 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 77% to 76%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 8 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
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 Perpignan is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Perpignan.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Perpignan?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Perpignan in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+18°C) and the highest in 2022 (+22°C). The driest year was 1998 with only 297 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 875 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Perpignan, 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.