Campo de Criptana weather in January

In January, Campo de Criptana sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°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 Campo de Criptana's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campo de Criptana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:37 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Campo de Criptana is capital of Campo de Criptana 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Campo de Criptana reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°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)
1112
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8112
9112
10112
11112
12112
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How January really feels in Campo de Criptana

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.

Campo de Criptana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 326.90.59.52.8
Feb13° / 3160.410.53.9
Mar17° / 376.80.211.75.8
Apr19° / 448.30.1136.4
May24° / 12°367.3014.17.4
Jun30° / 17°183.7014.76.1
Jul34° / 20°71.5014.53.9
Aug33° / 19°92.2013.54.2
Sep28° / 15°213.9012.37.2
Oct21° / 11°447.20117.1
Nov15° / 456.709.84.8
Dec11° / 437.30.49.33.1

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75050
85050
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145248
155149
165248
175248
185248
195149
205149
215149
225050
234951
244951
255050
264951
274951
285050
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Campo de Criptana gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1231
2231
3232
4232
5232
6232
7222
8222
9222
10222
11222
12222
13222
14222
15222
16222
17221
18221
19231
20231
21231
22231
23231
24231
25231
26231
27231
28231
29231
30231
31221

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
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3112light breeze

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 8:38 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:385:54
29.38:385:54
39.38:385:55
49.38:385:56
59.38:385:57
69.38:385:58
79.38:385:58
89.48:385:59
99.48:386:00
109.48:386:01
119.48:386:02
129.48:386:03
139.48:376:04
149.58:376:05
159.58:376:06
169.58:376:07
179.58:366:08
189.68:366:09
199.68:356:10
209.68:356:11
219.68:356:12
229.78:346:13
239.78:336:15
249.78:336:16
259.78:326:17
269.88:326:18
279.88:316:19
289.88:306:20
299.98:306:21
309.98:296:22
319.98:286:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Campo de Criptana?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Campo de Criptana.

What to pack for Campo de Criptana in January

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

In January, Campo de Criptana sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Campo de Criptana 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 Campo de Criptana peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Campo de Criptana?

Campo de Criptana sits at 39.4°N, 3.1°W, 711 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Alcázar de San Juan, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Campo de Criptana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campo de Criptana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 708 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Campo de Criptana is covered by cropland (62%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
781 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Alcázar de San Juan 7.0 km · Tomelloso 29 km · Villarrobledo 47 km · Manzanares 50 km · La Solana 52 km · Daimiel 56 km · Tarancón 68 km · Valdepeñas 75 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 Campo de Criptana (39.4046°, -3.1249°, elevation 711 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).