Puente de Vallecas weather in January

In January, Puente de Vallecas sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Puente de Vallecas's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puente de Vallecas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:41 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Puente de Vallecas is 13th city district of Madrid, Spain.

Density
16,311/km²
people per km²
Founded
1988

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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puente de Vallecas reaches about 10°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 6°C and 14°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)
1102
2102
3102
4102
5102
6102
7102
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13102
14102
15102
16102
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21102
22102
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28112
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31112

How January really feels in Puente de Vallecas

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.

Puente de Vallecas 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 386.70.69.42.6
Feb13° / 325.60.710.43.9
Mar16° / 396.50.211.75.6
Apr19° / 447.50136.4
May23° / 11°376.6014.27.4
Jun29° / 16°153.3014.86.7
Jul33° / 18°61.4014.64.6
Aug32° / 18°82013.64.9
Sep27° / 14°213.8012.37.4
Oct20° / 10°587.3010.96.9
Nov14° / 536.909.84.5
Dec11° / 436.80.49.22.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
105149
115149
125149
135248
145248
155347
165347
175347
185347
195446
205446
215446
225347
235347
245347
255347
265347
275446
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Puente de Vallecas gets around 38 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1242
2242
3242
4232
5232
6232
7232
8222
9222
10222
11222
12222
13222
14222
15221
16221
17211
18211
19212
20212
21212
22212
23212
24212
25212
26212
27212
28212
29212
30212
31212

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
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 8:43 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:435:53
29.28:435:53
39.28:435:54
49.28:435:55
59.28:435:56
69.28:435:57
79.28:435:58
89.38:435:59
99.38:435:59
109.38:436:00
119.38:436:01
129.38:436:02
139.48:426:03
149.48:426:04
159.48:426:05
169.48:416:06
179.48:416:07
189.58:416:09
199.58:406:10
209.58:406:11
219.58:396:12
229.68:396:13
239.68:386:14
249.68:386:15
259.78:376:16
269.78:366:18
279.78:366:19
289.78:356:20
299.88:346:21
309.88:336:22
319.88:336:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Puente de Vallecas?

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

2.6
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 Puente de Vallecas.

What to pack for Puente de Vallecas in January

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

In January, Puente de Vallecas sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Puente de Vallecas 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 Puente de Vallecas 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 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Puente de Vallecas?

Puente de Vallecas sits at 40.4°N, 3.7°W, 633 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Diego, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Puente de Vallecas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puente de Vallecas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,002 m.

The land around Puente de Vallecas is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (42%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (34%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
2,002 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: San Diego 1.0 km · Numancia 1.0 km · Palomeras Bajas 1.0 km · Adelfas 1.0 km · Portazgo 1.0 km · Fontarrón 2.0 km · Pacífico 2.0 km · Moratalaz 2.0 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 Puente de Vallecas (40.3935°, -3.662°, elevation 633 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).