Sanlúcar de Barrameda weather in January

In January, Sanlúcar de Barrameda sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 56 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanlúcar de Barrameda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:42 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Sanlúcar de Barrameda is human settlement in Cadiz, 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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sanlúcar de Barrameda reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°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)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5168
6168
7168
8168
9168
10168
11168
12168
13168
14168
15168
16168
17168
18168
19168
20168
21168
22168
23168
24168
25168
26168
27168
28168
29178
30178
31178

How January really feels in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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.

Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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
Jan16° / 567.49.85.7
Feb18° / 535.710.66.4
Mar20° / 11°567.311.77.0
Apr22° / 13°496.712.97.4
May25° / 16°304.913.97.9
Jun29° / 19°71.314.57.0
Jul32° / 21°10.314.35.2
Aug33° / 21°30.513.45.1
Sep29° / 19°263.612.26.7
Oct25° / 16°747.7117.4
Nov20° / 12°687.1106.9
Dec17° / 797.59.56.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
36040
46040
56040
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176238
186238
196238
206238
216238
226238
236238
246238
256238
266337
276337
286337
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sanlúcar de Barrameda gets around 56 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
523
623
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1322
1423
1523
1623
1723
1824
1924
2024
2124
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2824
2924
3023
3123

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188102
288102
388102
49091
59091
69091
79181
89181
99271
109370
119460
129460
139550
149550
159550
169640
179640
189640
199640
209640
219640
229640
239640
249640
259640
269640
279640
289640
299550
309550
319550

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 8:43 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:436:14
29.58:436:15
39.58:436:16
49.68:436:16
59.68:436:17
69.68:446:18
79.68:446:19
89.68:446:20
99.68:446:21
109.68:436:21
119.68:436:22
129.78:436:23
139.78:436:24
149.78:436:25
159.78:436:26
169.78:426:27
179.88:426:28
189.88:426:29
199.88:426:30
209.88:416:31
219.88:416:32
229.98:406:33
239.98:406:34
249.98:396:35
259.98:396:36
2610.08:386:37
2710.08:386:38
2810.08:376:39
2910.18:376:40
3010.18:366:41
3110.18:356:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
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
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sanlúcar de Barrameda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanlúcar de Barrameda in January

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

In January, Sanlúcar de Barrameda sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 21 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

Sanlúcar de Barrameda sits at 36.8°N, 6.4°W, 12 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Chipiona, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanlúcar de Barrameda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,103 m.

The land around Sanlúcar de Barrameda is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (26%) and water (21%) within 3 km, cropland (33%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
1,103 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Chipiona 9.0 km · Rota 17 km · Jerez de la Frontera 22 km · El Puerto de Santa María 23 km · Cadiz 29 km · Lebrija 29 km · Puerto Real 31 km · San Fernando 36 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda (36.7781°, -6.3515°, elevation 12 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).