Puente-Genil weather in January

In January, Puente-Genil sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 7.8 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 43% 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 Puente-Genil's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puente-Genil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:38 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Puente-Genil is municipal capital of Puente Genil, Córdoba, Andalusia, 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 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puente-Genil reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16145
17145
18145
19145
20145
21145
22145
23155
24155
25155
26155
27155
28155
29155
30155
31155

How January really feels in Puente-Genil

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.

Puente-Genil 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° / 567.89.74.7
Feb16° / 506.810.65.6
Mar19° / 597.411.76.7
Apr22° / 11°517.912.97.1
May26° / 14°365.9147.5
Jun31° / 18°91.614.55.6
Jul35° / 21°20.314.33.3
Aug35° / 21°60.913.43.5
Sep30° / 18°364.212.36.0
Oct24° / 14°657.6117.3
Nov18° / 737.5106.4
Dec15° / 7689.55.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75644
85743
95743
105644
115644
125743
135743
145644
155644
165644
175644
185644
195644
205644
215644
225644
235644
245545
255644
265644
275644
285644
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puente-Genil gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
325
425
525
624
724
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1624
1724
1824
1925
2025
2126
2226
2326
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3126

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7982
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 8:38 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:386:06
29.58:386:07
39.58:396:08
49.58:396:08
59.58:396:09
69.58:396:10
79.58:396:11
89.58:396:12
99.68:396:13
109.68:396:13
119.68:396:14
129.68:396:15
139.68:386:16
149.68:386:17
159.78:386:18
169.78:386:19
179.78:376:20
189.78:376:21
199.88:376:22
209.88:366:23
219.88:366:24
229.88:366:25
239.88:356:26
249.98:356:27
259.98:346:28
269.98:336:29
2710.08:336:30
2810.08:326:31
2910.08:326:32
3010.08:316:33
3110.18:306:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.7Moderate
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 Puente-Genil?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Puente-Genil for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puente-Genil in January

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

In January, Puente-Genil sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Puente-Genil 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 Puente-Genil 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
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puente-Genil?

Puente-Genil sits at 37.4°N, 4.8°W, 215 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montilla, 25 km away.

Topography around Puente-Genil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puente-Genil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,772 m.

The land around Puente-Genil is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
1,772 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Montilla 25 km · Lucena 25 km · Cabra 30 km · Écija 33 km · Osuna 34 km · Antequera 45 km · Baena 47 km · Priego de Córdoba 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 Puente-Genil (37.3894°, -4.7669°, elevation 215 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).