Requena weather in January

In January, Requena sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Requena's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Requena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:29 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Requena is municipal capital of Requena, Valencia, Valencian Community, 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Requena reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°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)
1133
2133
3133
4133
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22133
23133
24133
25133
26133
27133
28133
29133
30133
31133

How January really feels in Requena

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.

Requena weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 3050.69.54.0
Feb14° / 274.70.710.44.8
Mar17° / 416.20.111.76.1
Apr19° / 537.30.1136.6
May23° / 11°457.1014.17.4
Jun28° / 15°244.8014.77.0
Jul31° / 18°112.7014.55.6
Aug31° / 18°245.1013.65.5
Sep26° / 15°476.6012.37.3
Oct22° / 11°446.20117.3
Nov16° / 405.80.19.85.7
Dec13° / 3350.59.34.2

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46436
56436
66436
76436
86436
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
146238
156238
166238
176238
186139
196040
206040
215941
225941
235842
245842
255743
265743
275842
285842
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Requena gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1142
2142
3142
4142
5142
6142
7132
8132
9132
10132
11132
12142
13142
14142
15152
16152
17162
18162
19172
20172
21182
22182
23182
24193
25193
26193
27192
28192
29192
30182
31182

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 12 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 8:30 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:305:45
29.38:305:46
39.38:305:47
49.38:305:48
59.38:305:48
69.38:305:49
79.38:305:50
89.38:305:51
99.48:305:52
109.48:305:53
119.48:305:54
129.48:305:55
139.48:295:56
149.58:295:57
159.58:295:58
169.58:295:59
179.58:286:00
189.58:286:01
199.68:286:02
209.68:276:03
219.68:276:04
229.68:266:05
239.78:266:06
249.78:256:07
259.78:246:08
269.88:246:10
279.88:236:11
289.88:226:12
299.98:226:13
309.98:216:14
319.98:206:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Requena?

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
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Requena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Requena in January

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

In January, Requena sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Requena 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 Requena peaks around July 14 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Requena?

Requena sits at 39.5°N, 1.1°W, 699 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Llíria, 46 km away.

Topography around Requena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Requena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 700 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 845 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,003 m.

The land around Requena is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
845 m
80 km
2,003 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Llíria 46 km · Ribarroja del Turia 46 km · La Pobla de Vallbona 48 km · L'Eliana 49 km · Manises 55 km · Torrent 55 km · Alaquàs 55 km · Aldaia 55 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 Requena (39.4883°, -1.1004°, elevation 699 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).