Segovia weather in January

In January, Segovia sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Segovia's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Segovia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:45 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Segovia is city of Spain in Castilla y León, capital of the municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.8 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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Segovia reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 11°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)
170
270
370
470
570
670
770
870
970
1070
1170
1270
1370
1470
1560
1660
1760
1870
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2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

How January really feels in Segovia

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.

Segovia 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6410.45.69.40.8
Feb / 539.34.710.41.6
Mar12° / 6311.13.411.73.0
Apr14° / 8012.82.213.13.8
May18° / 8012.60.414.35.5
Jun24° / 11°418.3014.97.3
Jul28° / 14°224.7014.67.4
Aug28° / 14°255.6013.67.4
Sep22° / 11°417.3012.37.3
Oct16° / 7410.60.310.95.1
Nov10° / 7511.81.99.72.3
Dec / 6310.33.19.11.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53664
63664
73763
83763
93862
103862
113862
123961
133961
143961
153961
164060
174060
184060
194159
204060
214060
224060
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
284060
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Segovia gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13713
23714
33614
43615
53515
63515
73416
83316
93316
103317
113217
123218
133218
143218
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263521
273520
283620
293620
303620
313619

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:46 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:465:53
29.18:475:54
39.18:475:54
49.18:475:55
59.28:475:56
69.28:475:57
79.28:475:58
89.28:475:59
99.28:476:00
109.28:466:01
119.38:466:02
129.38:466:03
139.38:466:04
149.38:466:05
159.38:456:06
169.48:456:07
179.48:446:08
189.48:446:09
199.48:446:10
209.58:436:11
219.58:436:12
229.58:426:13
239.58:416:14
249.68:416:16
259.68:406:17
269.68:406:18
279.78:396:19
289.78:386:20
299.78:376:21
309.88:376:23
319.88:366:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Segovia?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Segovia.

What to pack for Segovia in January

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

In January, Segovia sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Segovia 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 Segovia 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 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Segovia?

Segovia sits at 40.9°N, 4.1°W, 996 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Collado-Villalba, 36 km away.

Topography around Segovia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Segovia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 1,008 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,964 m.

The land around Segovia is covered by grassland (43%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
1,341 m
80 km
1,964 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Collado-Villalba 36 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 40 km · El Escorial 41 km · Galapagar 42 km · Colmenar Viejo 44 km · Torrelodones 44 km · Tres Cantos 52 km · Arevalo 52 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 Segovia (40.9481°, -4.1184°, elevation 996 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).