Martos in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Martos sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 193 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Martos's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Martos's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
193 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Martos in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Martos reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Martos

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Martos 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 6089.73.7
Feb14° / 587.610.54.5
Mar17° / 648.611.76.0
Apr20° / 669.312.96.5
May24° / 12°527.8147.5
Jun29° / 16°192.714.66.9
Jul33° / 19°41.314.34.7
Aug33° / 19°132.313.54.7
Sep28° / 16°424.912.37.0
Oct22° / 12°708.3117.1
Nov16° / 748.5105.5
Dec13° / 758.49.44.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Martos gets around 193 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Martos?

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.

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Martos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Martos in Winter

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

In winter, Martos sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Martos in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Martos peaks around July 17 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Martos?

Martos sits at 37.7°N, 4.0°W, 661 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Jaén, 17 km away.

Topography around Martos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Martos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,298 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,063 m.

The land around Martos is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
500 m
16 km
1,298 m
80 km
2,063 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Jaén 17 km · Alcalá la Real 29 km · Baena 33 km · Andújar 36 km · Priego de Córdoba 37 km · Bailén 45 km · Cabra 50 km · Linares 51 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 Martos (37.7211°, -3.9726°, elevation 661 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.