San Javier weather in January

In January, San Javier sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Javier's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Javier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:23 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
41%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

San Javier is capital town of the municipality of San Javier, 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 San Javier reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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San Javier weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 11°354.99.75.1
Feb15° / 11°224.110.55.2
Mar16° / 12°304.511.75.8
Apr17° / 14°253.512.96.8
May20° / 17°182.5147.8
Jun23° / 20°5114.69.1
Jul26° / 23°20.314.39.1
Aug27° / 24°81.713.58.6
Sep25° / 22°404.312.38.2
Oct22° / 19°395.1117.6
Nov18° / 15°405.8106.7
Dec16° / 12°3259.45.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
36931
47030
57030
67030
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316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Javier gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
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412
512
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713
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1617
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2018
2118
2219
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2419
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2619
2718
2818
2917
3017
3117

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3973
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:245:49
29.48:245:50
39.48:245:51
49.58:245:51
59.58:245:52
69.58:245:53
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149.68:246:00
159.68:236:01
169.78:236:02
179.78:236:03
189.78:226:04
199.78:226:05
209.78:226:06
219.88:216:07
229.88:216:08
239.88:206:09
249.88:206:10
259.98:196:11
269.98:196:13
279.98:186:14
2810.08:176:15
2910.08:176:16
3010.08:166:17
3110.08:156:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Javier?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit San Javier for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Javier in January

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

In January, San Javier sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near San Javier in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 4 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in San Javier 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 San Javier peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is San Javier?

San Javier sits at 37.8°N, 0.8°W, 27 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Pedro del Pinatar, 5.0 km away.

Topography around San Javier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Javier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around San Javier is covered by cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, water (35%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: San Pedro del Pinatar 5.0 km · Los Alcázares 7.0 km · Pilar de la Horadada 8.0 km · Torre-Pacheco 12 km · La Unión 21 km · Atamaría 23 km · Torrevieja 24 km · Barrio de Peral 24 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 San Javier (37.8063°, -0.8374°, elevation 27 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).