Puertollano weather in January

In January, Puertollano sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°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 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Puertollano's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puertollano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:38 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Puertollano is innhabited place in Puertollano, Spain.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.5 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puertollano reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°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)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8113
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How January really feels in Puertollano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Puertollano weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 407.20.69.63.1
Feb13° / 376.30.310.54.1
Mar17° / 457.50.111.75.8
Apr19° / 538.70136.4
May24° / 12°458.2014.17.3
Jun30° / 17°173.3014.76.3
Jul34° / 20°51.6014.44.0
Aug34° / 20°92.3013.54.2
Sep28° / 16°294.9012.36.9
Oct22° / 12°527.70117.1
Nov15° / 496.909.95.0
Dec12° / 496.80.29.33.4

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
135050
145050
155050
165149
175050
185050
195050
205149
214951
225050
235050
245050
255050
264951
275050
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Puertollano gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1241
2241
3242
4242
5242
6242
7232
8232
9222
10222
11222
12222
13212
14212
15212
16212
17221
18221
19221
20221
21231
22232
23242
24242
25242
26241
27241
28241
29241
30241
31241

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:39 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:396:00
29.38:406:00
39.48:406:01
49.48:406:02
59.48:406:03
69.48:406:04
79.48:406:05
89.48:406:05
99.48:406:06
109.58:406:07
119.58:406:08
129.58:396:09
139.58:396:10
149.58:396:11
159.68:396:12
169.68:386:13
179.68:386:14
189.68:386:15
199.68:376:16
209.78:376:17
219.78:376:18
229.78:366:19
239.78:366:20
249.88:356:21
259.88:346:22
269.88:346:24
279.98:336:25
289.98:336:26
299.98:326:27
309.98:316:28
3110.08:306:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Puertollano?

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

3.1
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 Puertollano.

What to pack for Puertollano in January

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

In January, Puertollano sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Puertollano 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 Puertollano peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Puertollano 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 Puertollano is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Puertollano's WHO annual average of 17.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1722 µg/m³Nov 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puertollano?

Puertollano sits at 38.7°N, 4.1°W, 701 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Miguelturra, 36 km away.

Topography around Puertollano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puertollano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 715 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Puertollano is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (32%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
322 m
16 km
546 m
80 km
1,165 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Miguelturra 36 km · Ciudad Real 37 km · Daimiel 60 km · La Carolina 63 km · Valdepeñas 63 km · Bailén 72 km · Andújar 72 km · Manzanares 73 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 Puertollano (38.6871°, -4.1073°, elevation 701 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).