Águilas weather in January

In January, Águilas sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 28 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Águilas's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Águilas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:25 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Águilas is capital of Águilas Municipality, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Águilas reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
3159
4159
5159
6159
7159
8159
9159
10159
11159
12149
13149
14149
15149
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22149
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28159
29159
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31159

Águilas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 284.69.75.1
Feb15° / 234.110.65.3
Mar16° / 11°284.311.76.2
Apr18° / 13°234.312.97.0
May21° / 16°182.8148.0
Jun25° / 20°61.314.58.9
Jul27° / 22°20.214.38.8
Aug28° / 23°81.813.48.0
Sep25° / 20°343.912.38.1
Oct22° / 17°294.9117.6
Nov18° / 13°315.6106.6
Dec15° / 10°264.59.55.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
96931
106931
116931
126832
136832
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206634
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276535
286535
296634
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Águilas gets around 28 mm of rain over 4.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
311
411
511
611
712
812
912
1012
1113
1213
1314
1414
1515
1615
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2717
2817
2917
3016
3116

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2413light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:26 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:265:53
29.58:265:54
39.58:265:55
49.58:265:56
59.58:265:56
69.58:265:57
79.58:265:58
89.58:265:59
99.68:266:00
109.68:266:01
119.68:266:02
129.68:266:02
139.68:266:03
149.68:256:04
159.78:256:05
169.78:256:06
179.78:256:07
189.78:246:08
199.88:246:09
209.88:246:10
219.88:236:11
229.88:236:12
239.88:226:13
249.98:226:14
259.98:216:15
269.98:216:16
2710.08:206:17
2810.08:206:19
2910.08:196:20
3010.08:186:21
3110.18:186:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Águilas?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Águilas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Águilas in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Águilas sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Águilas in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 1 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Águilas in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Águilas peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Águilas?

Águilas sits at 37.4°N, 1.6°W, 23 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lorca, 31 km away.

Topography around Águilas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Águilas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Águilas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,044 m.

The land around Águilas is covered by water (41%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
813 m
80 km
2,044 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lorca 31 km · Huercal-Overa 32 km · Mazarrón 32 km · Antas 35 km · Totana 41 km · Alhama de Murcia 51 km · Cartagena 57 km · Barrio de Peral 58 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Águilas (37.4063°, -1.5829°, elevation 23 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).