Motril weather in January

In January, Motril sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Motril's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motril's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:31 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
45%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 27.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Motril reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°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)
11310
21310
31310
41310
51310
61310
71310
81310
91310
101310
111310
121310
131310
141310
151310
161310
171310
181310
191310
201310
211310
221310
231310
241310
251310
261310
271310
281310
291310
301310
311310

Motril weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°528.39.84.0
Feb13° / 10°477.410.64.1
Mar15° / 11°467.111.75.0
Apr16° / 13°326.212.95.8
May19° / 16°204.513.97.3
Jun23° / 19°81.514.58.9
Jul26° / 22°10.314.39.3
Aug26° / 22°30.613.49.0
Sep23° / 20°152.712.28.5
Oct20° / 17°415.7117.1
Nov16° / 13°617.5105.5
Dec14° / 11°648.19.54.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56436
66436
76535
86436
96436
106535
116535
126436
136436
146436
156436
166436
176436
186436
196436
206436
216436
226436
236436
246436
256535
266535
276535
286634
296634
306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Motril gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1240
2230
3230
4231
5231
6231
7231
8231
9231
10241
11241
12251
13261
14261
15271
16271
17281
18291
19291
20302
21302
22302
23302
24302
25302
26292
27292
28282
29282
30271
31261

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
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 8:31 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:316:03
29.58:326:04
39.58:326:04
49.68:326:05
59.68:326:06
69.68:326:07
79.68:326:08
89.68:326:08
99.68:326:09
109.68:326:10
119.78:326:11
129.78:326:12
139.78:326:13
149.78:326:14
159.78:316:15
169.78:316:16
179.88:316:17
189.88:316:18
199.88:306:19
209.88:306:20
219.98:296:21
229.98:296:22
239.98:296:23
249.98:286:24
2510.08:286:25
2610.08:276:26
2710.08:266:27
2810.08:266:28
2910.18:256:29
3010.18:256:30
3110.18:246:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Motril?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Motril for sightseeing.

What to pack for Motril in January

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

In January, Motril sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Motril 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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 16 to Oct 13 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Motril in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Motril peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Motril?

Motril sits at 36.8°N, 3.5°W, 34 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Almuñécar, 16 km away.

Topography around Motril

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motril has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,870 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Motril is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
505 m
16 km
1,870 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Almuñécar 16 km · Nerja 32 km · Torrox 39 km · Zubia 41 km · Adra 44 km · Armilla 45 km · Las Gabias 45 km · Granada 49 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 Motril (36.7507°, -3.5179°, elevation 34 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).