Jaén in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Jaén sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 181 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Jaén's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jaén's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 181 mm
- 24 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.8
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Jaén in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Jaén reaches about 13°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Jaén
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Jaén weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 3° | 56 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 14° / 4° | 54 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 17° / 6° | 63 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 19° / 8° | 69 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 6.3 |
| May | 23° / 12° | 56 | 8.2 | 0 | 14 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 28° / 16° | 23 | 3.6 | 0 | 14.6 | 7.1 |
| Jul | 33° / 18° | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 14.3 | 5.0 |
| Aug | 32° / 18° | 13 | 3 | 0 | 13.5 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 27° / 15° | 42 | 5.8 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 22° / 11° | 65 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 16° / 6° | 69 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 10 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 13° / 4° | 71 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 3.8 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Jaén gets around 181 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Jaén?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jaén.
What to pack for Jaén in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Jaén sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.
UV index in Jaén in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jaén peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | Very high |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | Very high |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Where is Jaén?
Jaén sits at 37.8°N, 3.8°W, 558 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Martos, 17 km away.
Topography around Jaén
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jaén.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m around an average of 561 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,561 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,239 m.
The land around Jaén is covered by trees (52%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 80 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
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 Jaén (37.7692°, -3.7903°, elevation 558 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.