Badajoz weather in January

In January, Badajoz sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Badajoz's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badajoz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:50 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Badajoz is city in Extremadura, capital of Badajoz Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1230

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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Badajoz reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°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)
1135
2135
3135
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10135
11135
12135
13135
14135
15135
16135
17135
18135
19135
20135
21135
22135
23135
24135
25135
26135
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How January really feels in Badajoz

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.

Badajoz 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
Jan13° / 467.39.64.0
Feb15° / 415.810.55.1
Mar18° / 456.611.76.5
Apr20° / 10°437.3136.8
May25° / 13°376.714.17.5
Jun30° / 16°112.414.76.5
Jul33° / 19°20.814.44.6
Aug33° / 19°41.213.54.6
Sep29° / 16°233.812.36.8
Oct23° / 13°667.6117.2
Nov17° / 607.39.95.8
Dec14° / 597.49.34.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54555
64654
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124852
134951
144951
155050
165050
175149
185248
195248
205248
215347
225347
235446
245446
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Badajoz gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
724
824
924
1024
1123
1223
1323
1423
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2323
2423
2523
2624
2724
2824
2924
3023
3123

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:51 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:516:11
29.38:526:11
39.38:526:12
49.48:526:13
59.48:526:14
69.48:526:15
79.48:526:15
89.48:526:16
99.48:526:17
109.48:526:18
119.58:526:19
129.58:516:20
139.58:516:21
149.58:516:22
159.58:516:23
169.68:506:24
179.68:506:25
189.68:506:26
199.68:496:27
209.78:496:28
219.78:496:29
229.78:486:30
239.78:486:31
249.88:476:32
259.88:466:33
269.88:466:35
279.88:456:36
289.98:456:37
299.98:446:38
309.98:436:39
3110.08:426:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Badajoz?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Badajoz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Badajoz in January

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

In January, Badajoz sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Badajoz 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 Badajoz peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Badajoz?

Badajoz sits at 38.9°N, 7.0°W, 192 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montijo, 31 km away.

Topography around Badajoz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badajoz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Badajoz is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
893 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Montijo 31 km · Almendralejo 53 km · Mérida 55 km · Portalegre 61 km · Zafra 70 km · Cáceres 84 km · Évora 88 km · Don Benito 96 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 Badajoz (38.8779°, -6.9706°, elevation 192 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).