Los Palacios y Villafranca weather in January

In January, Los Palacios y Villafranca sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 54 mm of rain across 6.7 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 16°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 Los Palacios y Villafranca's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Palacios y Villafranca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:42 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Los Palacios y Villafranca is municipal capital of Los Palacios y Villafranca, Seville, Andalusia, 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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Los Palacios y Villafranca reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9167
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
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21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26167
27167
28167
29167
30177
31177

How January really feels in Los Palacios y Villafranca

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.

Los Palacios y Villafranca 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
Jan16° / 546.79.75.6
Feb18° / 515.510.66.5
Mar21° / 10°586.811.77.1
Apr23° / 12°547.112.97.4
May27° / 15°365.2147.4
Jun31° / 18°81.414.55.6
Jul35° / 20°20.314.33.8
Aug34° / 21°30.513.43.8
Sep31° / 18°303.812.35.7
Oct25° / 15°737.5117.3
Nov20° / 10°676.7107.0
Dec17° / 7979.55.8

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 (%)
15743
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
145941
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216040
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276040
286040
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Los Palacios y Villafranca gets around 54 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
421
521
621
720
820
920
1020
1120
1220
1321
1421
1521
1621
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2722
2822
2922
3021
3121

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 (%)
19271
29271
39271
49271
59361
69460
79550
89550
99640
109640
119730
129730
139820
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
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2710calm
2810calm
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3110calm

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 8:42 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:426:11
29.58:426:12
39.58:436:13
49.58:436:14
59.58:436:14
69.58:436:15
79.68:436:16
89.68:436:17
99.68:436:18
109.68:436:19
119.68:436:20
129.68:436:20
139.68:426:21
149.78:426:22
159.78:426:23
169.78:426:24
179.78:416:25
189.88:416:26
199.88:416:27
209.88:406:28
219.88:406:29
229.88:406:30
239.98:396:31
249.98:396:32
259.98:386:33
269.98:386:34
2710.08:376:35
2810.08:366:36
2910.08:366:38
3010.18:356:39
3110.18:346:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.63 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
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
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 Los Palacios y Villafranca?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Los Palacios y Villafranca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Los Palacios y Villafranca in January

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

In January, Los Palacios y Villafranca sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Los Palacios y Villafranca 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 70 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 8 to Oct 21 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Los Palacios y Villafranca 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 Los Palacios y Villafranca peaks around July 15 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 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Palacios y Villafranca?

Los Palacios y Villafranca sits at 37.2°N, 5.9°W, 13 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Utrera, 13 km away.

Topography around Los Palacios y Villafranca

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Los Palacios y Villafranca.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Palacios y Villafranca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,751 m.

The land around Los Palacios y Villafranca is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (23%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
1,751 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Utrera 13 km · Dos Hermanas 13 km · Coria del Río 18 km · Las Cabezas de San Juan 20 km · Alcalá de Guadaira 21 km · Mairena del Aljarafe 24 km · San Juan de Aznalfarache 24 km · Seville 25 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 Los Palacios y Villafranca (37.1618°, -5.9243°, elevation 13 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).