Manzanares weather in January

In January, Manzanares sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Manzanares's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manzanares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:36 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Manzanares is capital town of the municipality of Manzanares, 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Manzanares reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°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)
1112
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8112
9112
10112
11112
12112
13112
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How January really feels in Manzanares

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.

Manzanares 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
Jan11° / 377.30.79.63.0
Feb13° / 376.50.610.54.0
Mar17° / 427.50.111.75.7
Apr19° / 528.90.1136.3
May24° / 12°458.5014.17.2
Jun29° / 16°193.8014.76.5
Jul34° / 19°61.5014.54.3
Aug33° / 19°102.6013.54.4
Sep28° / 15°274.8012.37.0
Oct21° / 11°487.50117.1
Nov15° / 477.70.19.94.8
Dec12° / 497.50.49.33.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55050
65050
75050
85050
95149
105050
115149
125149
135050
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215149
225149
235050
245050
255050
265050
275050
285050
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Manzanares gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1252
2252
3242
4242
5243
6243
7233
8233
9223
10223
11223
12222
13222
14222
15222
16222
17232
18231
19231
20231
21231
22241
23241
24242
25252
26252
27252
28252
29252
30252
31252

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 8:37 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:375:56
29.38:385:57
39.38:385:57
49.38:385:58
59.48:385:59
69.48:386:00
79.48:386:01
89.48:386:02
99.48:386:02
109.48:386:03
119.48:386:04
129.58:376:05
139.58:376:06
149.58:376:07
159.58:376:08
169.58:366:09
179.68:366:10
189.68:366:11
199.68:356:12
209.68:356:13
219.78:346:14
229.78:346:15
239.78:336:17
249.78:336:18
259.88:326:19
269.88:326:20
279.88:316:21
289.98:306:22
299.98:306:23
309.98:296:24
3110.08:286:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Manzanares?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manzanares.

What to pack for Manzanares in January

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

In January, Manzanares sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Manzanares 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 Manzanares peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Manzanares?

Manzanares sits at 39.0°N, 3.4°W, 666 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Solana, 13 km away.

Topography around Manzanares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manzanares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 891 m.

The land around Manzanares is covered by cropland (65%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
891 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: La Solana 13 km · Daimiel 23 km · Valdepeñas 26 km · Tomelloso 35 km · Miguelturra 45 km · Alcázar de San Juan 46 km · Ciudad Real 48 km · Campo de Criptana 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 Manzanares (38.9992°, -3.3699°, elevation 666 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).