Arenas de San Pedro weather in January

In January, Arenas de San Pedro sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Arenas de San Pedro's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arenas de San Pedro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:47 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

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 Arenas de San Pedro reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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)
181
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481
581
681
781
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1270
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How January really feels in Arenas de San Pedro

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.

Arenas de San Pedro 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 829.34.39.51.3
Feb10° / 597.63.110.42.2
Mar13° / 7292.211.73.7
Apr15° / 7611.41.6134.3
May19° / 6510.60.114.26.1
Jun25° / 14°274.8014.87.9
Jul29° / 16°102014.67.3
Aug28° / 16°133013.67.4
Sep23° / 13°446.5012.37.6
Oct17° / 1059.30.110.95.7
Nov11° / 949.81.39.82.9
Dec / 978.92.69.21.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34555
44555
54753
64753
74852
84951
94951
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
155050
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175050
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304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Arenas de San Pedro gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1329
2329
33210
43210
53110
63110
73010
83011
92911
102912
112912
122913
132913
142914
152914
162915
173015
183016
193016
203016
213017
223117
233117
243117
253117
263117
273116
283116
293116
303015
313015

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 (%)
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 8:48 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:485:59
29.28:486:00
39.28:486:01
49.28:486:01
59.28:486:02
69.28:486:03
79.38:486:04
89.38:486:05
99.38:486:06
109.38:486:07
119.38:486:08
129.38:486:09
139.48:486:10
149.48:476:11
159.48:476:12
169.48:476:13
179.58:466:14
189.58:466:15
199.58:456:16
209.58:456:17
219.68:446:18
229.68:446:19
239.68:436:20
249.68:436:21
259.78:426:23
269.78:426:24
279.78:416:25
289.88:406:26
299.88:396:27
309.88:396:28
319.98:386:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Arenas de San Pedro

In seasonPeak

In January, Arenas de San Pedro sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arenas de San Pedro's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Arenas de San Pedro?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arenas de San Pedro.

What to pack for Arenas de San Pedro in January

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

In January, Arenas de San Pedro sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Arenas de San Pedro 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 Arenas de San Pedro 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Arenas de San Pedro in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Arenas de San Pedro is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1617 µg/m³Nov 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arenas de San Pedro?

Arenas de San Pedro sits at 40.2°N, 5.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Talavera de la Reina, 35 km away.

Topography around Arenas de San Pedro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arenas de San Pedro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arenas de San Pedro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m around an average of 608 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,068 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,299 m.

The land around Arenas de San Pedro is covered by trees (87%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
463 m
16 km
2,068 m
80 km
2,299 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Talavera de la Reina 35 km · Sotillo de la Adrada 44 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 52 km · Ávila 60 km · Béjar 61 km · La Puebla de Montalban 73 km · Plasencia 87 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 90 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 Arenas de San Pedro (40.2104°, -5.0869°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).