Palma del Río weather in January

In January, Palma del Río sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Palma del Río's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palma del Río's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:41 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

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 Palma del Río reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12155
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22156
23156
24156
25156
26156
27156
28156
29156
30156
31156

How January really feels in Palma del Río

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.

Palma del Río weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 476.89.75.0
Feb17° / 445.710.56.0
Mar20° / 536.311.77.0
Apr22° / 11°466.912.97.3
May27° / 15°325.5147.3
Jun32° / 19°71.414.65.0
Jul36° / 21°20.414.32.8
Aug36° / 21°30.613.53.0
Sep31° / 18°26412.35.6
Oct25° / 14°616.7117.4
Nov19° / 10°616.5106.6
Dec16° / 7479.45.2

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 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45644
55743
65743
75743
85743
95842
105842
115842
125941
135941
146040
156040
166040
176040
186040
196040
205941
215941
225941
235941
245941
255941
265941
275842
285842
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Palma del Río gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
623
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7973
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:41 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:416:07
29.48:416:08
39.58:426:09
49.58:426:10
59.58:426:10
69.58:426:11
79.58:426:12
89.58:426:13
99.58:426:14
109.58:426:15
119.68:426:16
129.68:416:16
139.68:416:17
149.68:416:18
159.68:416:19
169.78:416:20
179.78:406:21
189.78:406:22
199.78:406:23
209.88:396:24
219.88:396:25
229.88:386:26
239.88:386:27
249.98:376:28
259.98:376:29
269.98:366:31
279.98:366:32
2810.08:356:33
2910.08:346:34
3010.08:346:35
3110.08:336:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Palma del Río?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Palma del Río for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palma del Río in January

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

In January, Palma del Río sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Palma del Río 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 Palma del Río peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Palma del Río in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Palma del Río is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1515 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palma del Río?

Palma del Río sits at 37.7°N, 5.3°W, 60 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lora del Río, 22 km away.

Topography around Palma del Río

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palma del Río has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Palma del Río is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
1,248 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lora del Río 22 km · Écija 25 km · Carmona 41 km · Marchena 43 km · Cordoba 49 km · El Viso del Alcor 52 km · Osuna 54 km · El Arahal 54 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 Palma del Río (37.7002°, -5.2812°, elevation 60 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).