Candelaria weather in January

In January, Candelaria sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Candelaria's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Candelaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:03 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
41%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Candelaria is capital town of the municipality of Candelaria, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Candelaria reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Candelaria weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 15°315.210.46.3
Feb17° / 15°325.5116.1
Mar17° / 15°355.411.86.3
Apr17° / 16°325.112.76.5
May18° / 17°243.913.47.3
Jun20° / 18°51.213.88.2
Jul21° / 20°10.113.68.8
Aug22° / 21°20.4139.0
Sep22° / 21°132.812.28.3
Oct21° / 20°467.411.37.2
Nov20° / 18°396.710.66.9
Dec18° / 17°447.110.26.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117327
127327
137327
147327
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247327
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Candelaria gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
516
616
716
815
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
1415
1515
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
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2419
2519
2619
2720
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2920
3019
3119

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156359
257358
358357
458357
560346
661345
762335
864324
965314
1067303
1167303
1268293
1370282
1471272
1572262
1673252
1774242
1875241
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Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
919light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.28:026:15
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410.28:036:17
510.38:036:18
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2610.58:016:34
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3110.67:596:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
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263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Candelaria

In seasonPeak

None of Candelaria's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Candelaria sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Candelaria sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Candelaria?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Candelaria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Candelaria in January

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

In January, Candelaria sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Candelaria in January

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 10 to Jan 8 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Candelaria in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Candelaria peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Candelaria?

Candelaria sits at 28.4°N, 16.4°W, 36 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Güimar, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Candelaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Candelaria has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,392 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,670 m.

The land around Candelaria is covered by water (35%), shrubs (21%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (42%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
811 m
16 km
2,392 m
80 km
3,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Güimar 6.0 km · Tacoronte 14 km · La Orotava 15 km · La Laguna 15 km · Tenerife 17 km · Puerto de la Cruz 19 km · Los Realejos 21 km · Realejo Alto 21 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 Candelaria (28.3548°, -16.3727°, elevation 36 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).