Arrasate / Mondragón weather in January

In January, Arrasate / Mondragón sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Arrasate / Mondragón's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arrasate / Mondragón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
97 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:45 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Arrasate / Mondragón is capital del municipio homónimo de Alto Deva, España.

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Arrasate / Mondragón reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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693
793
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993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
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1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
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2293
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2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

How January really feels in Arrasate / Mondragón

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Arrasate / Mondragón weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9713.739.21.7
Feb10° / 8712.63.710.22.1
Mar13° / 9013211.63.4
Apr15° / 10315.60.513.13.8
May18° / 9214.1014.45.1
Jun21° / 12°7111015.16.2
Jul23° / 14°519.5014.97.0
Aug24° / 14°539.8013.87.2
Sep21° / 12°6110.8012.36.4
Oct18° / 9412.80.110.85.3
Nov13° / 11514.40.79.53.0
Dec10° / 9313.31.78.91.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113169
123169
133169
143070
152971
162971
172971
182872
192872
202773
212773
222773
232773
242674
252674
262674
272674
282773
292773
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Arrasate / Mondragón gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1436
2437
3437
4437
5437
6437
7437
8438
9428
10428
11428
12428
13438
14439
15439
16439
17439
18449
194410
204410
214510
224511
234611
244612
254713
264713
274714
284714
294714
304715
314715

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
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3100
4100
5100
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8100
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23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 8:34 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:475:39
28.98:475:40
38.98:475:41
48.98:475:42
58.98:475:43
68.98:475:43
79.08:475:44
89.08:475:45
99.08:475:46
109.08:475:47
119.08:465:48
129.18:465:49
139.18:465:50
149.18:465:52
159.18:455:53
169.28:455:54
179.28:445:55
189.28:445:56
199.28:435:57
209.38:435:58
219.38:426:00
229.38:426:01
239.48:416:02
249.48:406:03
259.48:396:05
269.58:396:06
279.58:386:07
289.58:376:08
299.68:366:10
309.68:356:11
319.68:346:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Arrasate / Mondragón?

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

1.7
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 Arrasate / Mondragón.

What to pack for Arrasate / Mondragón in January

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

In January, Arrasate / Mondragón sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Arrasate / Mondragón in January

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 3 to Sep 25 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Arrasate / Mondragón 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 Arrasate / Mondragón peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Low
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arrasate / Mondragón?

Arrasate / Mondragón sits at 43.1°N, 2.5°W, 211 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Eibar, 13 km away.

Topography around Arrasate / Mondragón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arrasate / Mondragón has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,497 m.

The land around Arrasate / Mondragón is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
861 m
16 km
1,336 m
80 km
1,497 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Eibar 13 km · Ermua 14 km · Durango 17 km · Amorebieta 26 km · Gasteiz / Vitoria 28 km · Altsasu 32 km · Gernika-Lumo 32 km · Galdakao 34 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 Arrasate / Mondragón (43.0644°, -2.4898°, elevation 211 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).