Cáceres weather in January

In January, Cáceres sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 8.2 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 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cáceres's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cáceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:50 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Cáceres is city in Extremadura, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2017

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cáceres reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°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)
1125
2125
3125
4125
5124
6124
7124
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13124
14124
15124
16124
17124
18124
19124
20124
21124
22124
23124
24124
25124
26124
27124
28124
29135
30135
31135

How January really feels in Cáceres

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.

Cáceres 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
Jan12° / 558.29.53.3
Feb14° / 486.910.44.4
Mar17° / 557.511.76.0
Apr20° / 558.6136.5
May24° / 13°437.414.17.4
Jun29° / 17°152.714.76.6
Jul33° / 19°51.314.54.5
Aug33° / 19°71.613.54.6
Sep28° / 16°344.912.36.9
Oct22° / 13°798.3117.0
Nov16° / 708.49.85.2
Dec13° / 678.29.33.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54456
64456
74555
84654
94654
104654
114654
124555
134753
144753
154753
164951
174951
184951
194951
205050
215050
225149
235149
245149
255149
265149
275248
285248
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cáceres gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
827
927
1027
1127
1226
1326
1426
1526
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2426
2526
2626
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
21000
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 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 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:51 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:516:06
29.38:516:07
39.38:516:08
49.38:516:09
59.38:516:10
69.38:516:10
79.38:516:11
89.38:516:12
99.48:516:13
109.48:516:14
119.48:516:15
129.48:516:16
139.48:516:17
149.58:506:18
159.58:506:19
169.58:506:20
179.58:496:21
189.58:496:22
199.68:496:23
209.68:486:24
219.68:486:25
229.78:476:26
239.78:476:27
249.78:466:28
259.78:456:30
269.88:456:31
279.88:446:32
289.88:446:33
299.98:436:34
309.98:426:35
319.98:416:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cáceres?

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

3.3
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 Cáceres.

What to pack for Cáceres in January

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

In January, Cáceres sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Cáceres 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 Cáceres peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cáceres?

Cáceres sits at 39.5°N, 6.4°W, 441 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mérida, 62 km away.

Topography around Cáceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cáceres has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Cáceres is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
1,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Mérida 62 km · Plasencia 66 km · Montijo 67 km · Don Benito 73 km · Villanueva de la Serena 74 km · Badajoz 84 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 85 km · Almendralejo 88 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 Cáceres (39.4765°, -6.3722°, elevation 441 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).