l'Alfàs del Pi weather in January

In January, l'Alfàs del Pi sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is l'Alfàs del Pi's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see l'Alfàs del Pi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:22 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

l'Alfàs del Pi is capital town of the municipality of Alfàs del Pi, 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 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in l'Alfàs del Pi reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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l'Alfàs del Pi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 10°395.39.65.2
Feb15° / 10°294.910.55.3
Mar17° / 12°314.911.76.1
Apr18° / 13°355.2136.9
May21° / 16°253.714.17.9
Jun25° / 20°91.814.68.7
Jul28° / 23°4114.48.2
Aug28° / 24°122.413.57.4
Sep26° / 21°475.212.37.7
Oct22° / 18°506.2117.6
Nov18° / 14°486.19.96.6
Dec16° / 11°405.59.45.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
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56733
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

l'Alfàs del Pi gets around 39 mm of rain over 5.3 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 (%)
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:235:44
29.48:235:45
39.48:235:46
49.48:245:46
59.48:245:47
69.48:245:48
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159.68:225:56
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199.78:216:00
209.78:216:01
219.78:206:02
229.78:206:03
239.88:196:04
249.88:196:06
259.88:186:07
269.88:186:08
279.98:176:09
289.98:166:10
299.98:166:11
3010.08:156:12
3110.08:146:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
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272.9Moderate
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303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit l'Alfàs del Pi?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit l'Alfàs del Pi for sightseeing.

What to pack for l'Alfàs del Pi in January

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

In January, l'Alfàs del Pi sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near l'Alfàs del Pi in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 3 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in l'Alfàs del Pi 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 l'Alfàs del Pi peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is l'Alfàs del Pi?

l'Alfàs del Pi sits at 38.6°N, 0.1°W, 98 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is la Nucia, 4.0 km away.

Topography around l'Alfàs del Pi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of l'Alfàs del Pi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around l'Alfàs del Pi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,548 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,543 m.

The land around l'Alfàs del Pi is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
276 m
16 km
1,548 m
80 km
1,543 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: la Nucia 4.0 km · Altea 5.0 km · Benidorm 5.0 km · Villajoyosa 14 km · Calp 15 km · El Campello 31 km · Javea 33 km · Denia 34 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 l'Alfàs del Pi (38.5806°, -0.1032°, elevation 98 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. 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).