Cehegín weather in January

In January, Cehegín sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cehegín's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cehegín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:28 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
43%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Cehegín is town of 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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cehegín reaches about 14°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 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3143
4143
5143
6143
7143
8143
9143
10133
11133
12133
13133
14133
15133
16133
17133
18133
19133
20133
21133
22133
23133
24133
25133
26143
27143
28143
29143
30144
31144

How January really feels in Cehegín

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.

Cehegín weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 315.20.99.74.5
Feb15° / 304.80.510.55.2
Mar18° / 445.90.211.76.5
Apr20° / 416.60137.0
May24° / 12°356.20147.7
Jun29° / 16°203.3014.66.8
Jul32° / 19°61.5014.45.2
Aug32° / 19°173.6013.55.1
Sep27° / 16°495.7012.37.1
Oct22° / 12°406.10117.5
Nov17° / 396.10.19.96.1
Dec14° / 345.20.39.44.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46634
56634
66634
76634
86535
96535
106436
116436
126436
136337
146337
156337
166337
176238
186238
196238
206238
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
276139
286139
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Cehegín gets around 31 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1141
2141
3141
4131
5132
6132
7132
8132
9132
10143
11143
12153
13153
14153
15163
16163
17173
18173
19184
20194
21194
22204
23204
24204
25213
26213
27213
28203
29203
30202
31192

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 (%)
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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:285:52
29.48:295:53
39.48:295:54
49.48:295:55
59.48:295:55
69.58:295:56
79.58:295:57
89.58:295:58
99.58:295:59
109.58:296:00
119.58:296:01
129.58:296:01
139.68:286:02
149.68:286:03
159.68:286:04
169.68:286:05
179.68:276:06
189.78:276:07
199.78:276:08
209.78:266:09
219.78:266:10
229.88:256:11
239.88:256:12
249.88:246:14
259.88:246:15
269.98:236:16
279.98:236:17
289.98:226:18
2910.08:216:19
3010.08:216:20
3110.08:206:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cehegín?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Cehegín for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cehegín in January

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

In January, Cehegín sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cehegín in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cehegín peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cehegín?

Cehegín sits at 38.1°N, 1.8°W, 541 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Caravaca, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Cehegín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cehegín has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,167 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,358 m.

The land around Cehegín is covered by trees (33%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
1,167 m
80 km
2,358 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Caravaca 6.0 km · Mula 28 km · Cieza 37 km · Alhama de Murcia 42 km · Archena 44 km · Totana 44 km · Hellín 47 km · Lorca 48 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 Cehegín (38.0924°, -1.7985°, elevation 541 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).