Baena weather in January

In January, Baena sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Baena's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:37 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Baena is capital of Baena Municipality, Spain.

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 Baena reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2133
3133
4133
5133
6133
7133
8133
9133
10133
11133
12133
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22133
23133
24133
25133
26133
27133
28133
29133
30133
31133

How January really feels in Baena

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.

Baena 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 678.89.73.7
Feb14° / 628.210.54.4
Mar17° / 678.811.75.8
Apr19° / 619.712.96.4
May24° / 12°467.1147.5
Jun29° / 16°172.714.57.1
Jul33° / 19°30.714.35.0
Aug32° / 19°81.713.45.0
Sep28° / 15°374.812.37.1
Oct22° / 11°648.6117.0
Nov16° / 768.9105.4
Dec13° / 818.69.44.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145347
155347
165446
175446
185446
195347
205347
215347
225347
235347
245347
255446
265446
275446
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Baena gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
428
528
627
727
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1527
1627
1727
1828
1928
2029
2129
2230
2330
2430
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3130

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 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 8:37 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:376:04
29.58:376:04
39.58:376:05
49.58:386:06
59.58:386:07
69.58:386:08
79.58:386:08
89.58:386:09
99.58:386:10
109.68:386:11
119.68:386:12
129.68:376:13
139.68:376:14
149.68:376:15
159.68:376:16
169.78:376:17
179.78:366:18
189.78:366:19
199.78:366:20
209.88:356:21
219.88:356:22
229.88:346:23
239.88:346:24
249.98:336:25
259.98:336:26
269.98:326:27
279.98:326:28
2810.08:316:29
2910.08:306:30
3010.08:306:31
3110.18:296:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Baena?

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

3.7
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 Baena.

What to pack for Baena in January

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

In January, Baena sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Baena 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 Baena peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Baena?

Baena sits at 37.6°N, 4.3°W, 412 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cabra, 19 km away.

Topography around Baena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,091 m.

The land around Baena is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
1,159 m
80 km
2,091 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Cabra 19 km · Priego de Córdoba 23 km · Lucena 27 km · Montilla 28 km · Martos 33 km · Alcalá la Real 39 km · Puente-Genil 47 km · Jaén 50 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 Baena (37.6167°, -4.3224°, elevation 412 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).