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Lisbon weather in January

Is it warm? No. January in Lisbon is cold: afternoons average 14°C and nights 9°C. Most days (80%) peak between 12°C and 17°C.

Cold · average high

14°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on almost no days.

  • Average low9°overnight
  • Sea16°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days764 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy52% cloud · 31% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 12° and 17°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 17°C; the coolest, 2015, 13°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 13.3°C, 2012: 13.6°C, 2013: 13.6°C, 2014: 13.9°C, 2015: 13°C, 2016: 15.1°C, 2017: 14.3°C, 2018: 15.1°C, 2019: 14.1°C, 2020: 14.6°C, 2021: 13.2°C, 2022: 15.7°C, 2023: 14.7°C, 2024: 16.5°C, 2025: 16°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 7 days (64 mm in a typical month).

  • Lisbon14°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Lisbon all year · Where else is hot in January

Warmer in January, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Lisbon is about 2h 30m.

  • Cool in Jan

    16°C average high

    avg high · 7° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Cool in Jan

    16°C average high

    avg high · 8° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

    Sea
    15°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Cool in Jan

    16°C average high

    avg high · 9° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Málaga & Costa del Sol

    Spain

    Sea
    16°
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology