Alcañiz weather in January

In January, Alcañiz sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Alcañiz's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alcañiz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:29 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Alcañiz is capital of Alcañiz Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Alcañiz reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How January really feels in Alcañiz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alcañiz weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 30619.43.5
Feb14° / 244.70.710.44.5
Mar17° / 315.30.411.76.3
Apr20° / 467.70.213.16.7
May24° / 12°467.2014.37.3
Jun29° / 16°335.7014.96.5
Jul32° / 18°174.3014.64.9
Aug32° / 18°215.5013.65.0
Sep27° / 15°325.2012.37.4
Oct22° / 11°355.2010.97.5
Nov16° / 3760.29.75.4
Dec12° / 255.20.59.13.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56634
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116436
126436
136436
146436
156436
166337
176337
186337
196238
206139
216139
226139
236040
246040
256040
266040
276040
286139
296139
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Alcañiz gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1172
2172
3172
4173
5163
6163
7163
8163
9163
10163
11163
12163
13173
14173
15173
16183
17183
18193
19193
20203
21214
22214
23224
24224
25224
26224
27224
28224
29224
30213
31213

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
2212light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:31 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:315:37
29.18:315:37
39.18:315:38
49.18:315:39
59.18:315:40
69.28:315:41
79.28:315:42
89.28:315:42
99.28:315:43
109.28:315:44
119.28:315:45
129.38:305:46
139.38:305:47
149.38:305:48
159.38:305:49
169.48:295:50
179.48:295:51
189.48:285:53
199.48:285:54
209.58:275:55
219.58:275:56
229.58:265:57
239.58:265:58
249.68:255:59
259.68:256:01
269.68:246:02
279.78:236:03
289.78:226:04
299.78:226:05
309.88:216:07
319.88:206:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Alcañiz?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alcañiz.

What to pack for Alcañiz in January

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

In January, Alcañiz sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Alcañiz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alcañiz peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alcañiz?

Alcañiz sits at 41.0°N, 0.1°W, 346 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tortosa, 61 km away.

Topography around Alcañiz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcañiz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 493 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,976 m.

The land around Alcañiz is covered by grassland (39%), trees (24%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (31%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
493 m
80 km
1,976 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tortosa 61 km · Amposta 71 km · Sant Carles de la Ràpita 78 km · Vinaròs 82 km · Benicarló 85 km · Lleida 89 km · Zaragoza 92 km · Delicias 93 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 Alcañiz (41.05°, -0.1333°, elevation 346 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. 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).