Guadix weather in January

In January, Guadix sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 7.8 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 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Guadix's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guadix's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:31 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Guadix is capital of Guadix 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Guadix reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
1190
1290
139-1
149-1
159-1
169-1
179-1
189-1
199-1
209-1
219-1
229-1
239-1
249-1
259-1
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

How January really feels in Guadix

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.

Guadix 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
Jan / -0°507.83.79.72.1
Feb11° / 507.73.210.62.7
Mar13° / 639.52.211.74.0
Apr16° / 6310.3112.94.9
May20° / 619.30.1146.6
Jun25° / 13°356.1014.57.8
Jul30° / 16°123.6014.36.6
Aug29° / 16°215.3013.46.5
Sep24° / 12°476.6012.37.6
Oct19° / 577.90.2116.4
Nov13° / 6180.8103.9
Dec10° / 597.51.79.52.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55941
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
115941
126040
136040
146040
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
205941
215941
225842
235842
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Guadix gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1246
2247
3237
4237
5238
6228
7228
8228
9228
10229
11229
122310
132310
142411
152411
162512
172512
182613
192613
202714
212714
222815
232815
242916
252916
262916
272916
282915
292915
302915
312914

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 (%)
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2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:32 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:326:00
29.58:326:01
39.58:326:01
49.58:326:02
59.58:326:03
69.58:326:04
79.58:326:05
89.68:326:05
99.68:326:06
109.68:326:07
119.68:326:08
129.68:326:09
139.68:326:10
149.78:316:11
159.78:316:12
169.78:316:13
179.78:316:14
189.78:306:15
199.88:306:16
209.88:306:17
219.88:296:18
229.88:296:19
239.98:286:20
249.98:286:21
259.98:276:22
269.98:276:23
2710.08:266:24
2810.08:266:25
2910.08:256:26
3010.08:246:27
3110.18:246:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Guadix?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guadix.

What to pack for Guadix in January

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

In January, Guadix sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Guadix 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 Guadix peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Guadix in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Guadix is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 2115 µg/m³Dec 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guadix?

Guadix sits at 37.3°N, 3.1°W, 927 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Baza, 39 km away.

Topography around Guadix

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadix has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Guadix is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), cropland (22%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
1,180 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Baza 39 km · Granada 43 km · Zubia 44 km · Maracena 45 km · Albolote 46 km · Armilla 46 km · Atarfe 49 km · Las Gabias 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 Guadix (37.2993°, -3.1392°, elevation 927 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).