Ronda weather in January

In January, Ronda sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Ronda's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ronda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:38 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Ronda is capital town of the municipality of Ronda, 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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ronda reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1135
2135
3135
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9125
10125
11125
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31135

Ronda 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
Jan12° / 8899.83.5
Feb13° / 79810.64.0
Mar16° / 949.111.75.2
Apr18° / 799.712.95.9
May22° / 12°577.713.97.2
Jun26° / 16°182.514.58.3
Jul30° / 19°20.514.36.6
Aug30° / 19°81.213.46.5
Sep26° / 16°495.312.27.8
Oct21° / 12°98911.16.8
Nov16° / 1058.8105.2
Dec13° / 12499.53.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45446
55446
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
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295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ronda gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2280
3281
4271
5271
6261
7261
8261
9251
10251
11251
12251
13261
14261
15271
16281
17281
18291
19301
20302
21312
22322
23322
24332
25332
26332
27331
28331
29321
30321
31321

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
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221000
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291000
301000
311000

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 10 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
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:10 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:386:10
29.58:386:10
39.58:386:11
49.68:396:12
59.68:396:13
69.68:396:13
79.68:396:14
89.68:396:15
99.68:396:16
109.68:396:17
119.78:396:18
129.78:386:19
139.78:386:19
149.78:386:20
159.78:386:21
169.78:386:22
179.88:376:23
189.88:376:24
199.88:376:25
209.88:366:26
219.98:366:27
229.98:366:28
239.98:356:29
249.98:356:30
2510.08:346:31
2610.08:346:32
2710.08:336:33
2810.08:326:34
2910.18:326:35
3010.18:316:36
3110.18:306:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ronda

In seasonPeak

In January, Ronda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ronda's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ronda?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ronda.

What to pack for Ronda in January

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

In January, Ronda sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ronda in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 41 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 4 to Sep 29 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ronda 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 Ronda peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ronda?

Ronda sits at 36.7°N, 5.2°W, 718 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ubrique, 26 km away.

Topography around Ronda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ronda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m around an average of 661 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,476 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,886 m.

The land around Ronda is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (29%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
383 m
16 km
1,476 m
80 km
1,886 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ubrique 26 km · San Pedro Alcántara 32 km · Estepona 35 km · Marbella 36 km · Coín 38 km · Alhaurín el Grande 44 km · Cártama 48 km · Morón de la Frontera 49 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 Ronda (36.7423°, -5.1671°, elevation 718 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).