Benasque Weather in January
Benasque in January
The short of it: Benasque in January averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 86 mm · daylight 9 h 23 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Benasque an average January high of 4°, a low of -4° and some 86 mm of rain. Benasque's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -4° by night. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 23 min in mid-January, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Benasque runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Bagnères-de-Luchon, 21 km to the NNE, is 2° warmer by day.
January in Benasque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-LuchonOccitanie | 21 km NNE | 6° | -2° | 87 mm |
| VielhaCatalonia | 25 km ENE | 3° | -4° | 95 mm |
| el Pont de SuertCatalonia | 28 km SE | 7° | -2° | 63 mm |
| GrausAragon | 49 km SSW | 9° | 1° | 40 mm |
| Gourdan-PolignanOccitanie | 52 km N | 10° | 1° | 93 mm |
| MontréjeauOccitanie | 54 km N | 10° | 1° | 94 mm |
| CampanOccitanie | 54 km NNW | 8° | 0° | 94 mm |
| SortCatalonia | 54 km ESE | 7° | -1° | 53 mm |