Aranda de Duero weather in January

In January, Aranda de Duero sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Aranda de Duero's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aranda de Duero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:45 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Aranda de Duero is capital of Aranda de Duero Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.8 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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Aranda de Duero reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°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)
191
291
391
481
581
681
781
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3091
3191

How January really feels in Aranda de Duero

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aranda de Duero weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 458.51.69.31.6
Feb10° / 377.71.810.32.5
Mar14° / 4190.911.74.1
Apr16° / 5511.20.313.14.8
May20° / 5410.7014.36.3
Jun26° / 13°326.60157.5
Jul30° / 15°173.9014.76.4
Aug29° / 15°163.6013.76.6
Sep24° / 12°285.4012.37.7
Oct18° / 538.4010.96.1
Nov12° / 539.80.39.63.2
Dec / 458.20.991.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53565
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113466
123565
133565
143664
153763
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213961
223961
233961
243961
253862
263862
273862
283862
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Aranda de Duero gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1315
2315
3315
4315
5305
6305
7295
8295
9285
10275
11275
12275
13276
14265
15265
16265
17265
18265
19265
20265
21275
22275
23275
24275
25285
26286
27286
28286
29286
30286
31285

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 8:47 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:475:49
29.08:475:49
39.08:475:50
49.18:475:51
59.18:475:52
69.18:475:53
79.18:475:54
89.18:475:55
99.18:475:56
109.28:475:57
119.28:475:58
129.28:475:59
139.28:466:00
149.28:466:01
159.38:466:02
169.38:456:03
179.38:456:04
189.38:446:05
199.48:446:06
209.48:436:07
219.48:436:08
229.58:426:10
239.58:426:11
249.58:416:12
259.58:406:13
269.68:406:14
279.68:396:16
289.68:386:17
299.78:376:18
309.78:376:19
319.78:366:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Aranda de Duero?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aranda de Duero.

What to pack for Aranda de Duero in January

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

In January, Aranda de Duero sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Aranda de Duero 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 Aranda de Duero peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aranda de Duero?

Aranda de Duero sits at 41.7°N, 3.7°W, 800 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Burgos, 75 km away.

Arevalo

Topography around Aranda de Duero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aranda de Duero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,528 m.

The land around Aranda de Duero is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
1,528 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Burgos 75 km · Gamonal 76 km · Palencia 79 km · Valladolid 86 km · Laguna de Duero 87 km · Segovia 88 km · Soria 102 km · Arevalo 109 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 Aranda de Duero (41.6704°, -3.6892°, elevation 800 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).