Lepe weather in January

In January, Lepe sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 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 Lepe's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lepe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:47 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
47%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Lepe is capital town of the municipality of Lepe, 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 Lepe reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°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)
11510
21510
3159
4159
5159
6159
7159
8159
9159
10159
11159
12159
13159
14159
15159
16159
17159
18159
19159
20159
21159
22159
23159
24159
25159
26159
27159
28159
29159
30159
31159

Lepe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 405.99.75.2
Feb16° / 10°354.810.65.8
Mar19° / 12°405.811.76.8
Apr21° / 13°42612.97.2
May24° / 16°274.8148.0
Jun28° / 19°61.114.57.9
Jul31° / 21°10.114.36.3
Aug31° / 21°20.513.46.2
Sep28° / 19°202.912.37.6
Oct23° / 17°596.2117.6
Nov19° / 13°496.1106.8
Dec16° / 10°616.49.55.5

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 (%)
15644
25743
35743
45743
55743
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
206040
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266139
276139
286139
296040
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lepe gets around 40 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
319
419
519
619
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2619
2719
2819
2918
3018
3117

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29181
39181
49181
59370
69370
79370
89460
99460
109550
119550
129640
139640
149640
159730
169730
179730
189730
199730
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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3112calm

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 8:48 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:486:16
29.58:486:17
39.58:486:18
49.58:486:19
59.58:486:19
69.58:486:20
79.58:486:21
89.68:486:22
99.68:486:23
109.68:486:24
119.68:486:24
129.68:486:25
139.68:486:26
149.78:486:27
159.78:476:28
169.78:476:29
179.78:476:30
189.78:476:31
199.88:466:32
209.88:466:33
219.88:456:34
229.88:456:35
239.98:446:36
249.98:446:37
259.98:436:38
269.98:436:39
2710.08:426:40
2810.08:426:41
2910.08:416:42
3010.18:406:44
3110.18:406:45

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 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lepe?

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
0.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Lepe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lepe in January

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

In January, Lepe sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Lepe in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 15 to Oct 18 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Lepe 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 Lepe peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lepe?

Lepe sits at 37.3°N, 7.2°W, 24 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cartaya, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Lepe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lepe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 m.

The land around Lepe is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), water (30%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
896 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Cartaya 6.0 km · Isla Cristina 12 km · Aljaraque 16 km · Ayamonte 19 km · Huelva 23 km · Moguer 32 km · Tavira 42 km · Laranjeiro 57 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 Lepe (37.2548°, -7.2043°, elevation 24 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).