Teruel weather in January

In January, Teruel sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Teruel's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teruel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:31 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Teruel is city in Aragon, Spain, capital of the municipality of Teruel, in the comarca of Comunidad de Teruel and the province of Teruel.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1171

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Teruel reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 13°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)
190
290
390
490
590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
149-1
159-1
169-1
179-1
1880
1980
2090
2190
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

How January really feels in Teruel

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.

Teruel weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°255.229.51.9
Feb10° / 245.42.410.42.7
Mar14° / 366.41.511.74.3
Apr16° / 5090.7135.0
May20° / 559.80.214.26.4
Jun25° / 12°397.4014.87.4
Jul29° / 15°204.6014.66.8
Aug28° / 14°316.8013.66.7
Sep23° / 11°367.1012.37.4
Oct18° / 406.50.110.96.3
Nov12° / 345.90.79.83.6
Dec / 265.11.29.22.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45743
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125545
135545
145446
155446
165446
175347
185347
195347
205248
215248
225149
235149
245149
255149
265050
275149
285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Teruel gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1154
2154
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14155
15156
16156
17166
18166
19167
20177
21187
22188
23198
24198
25208
26219
27219
28229
29229
30229
31218

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:33 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:335:43
29.28:335:43
39.28:335:44
49.28:335:45
59.28:335:46
69.28:335:47
79.28:335:48
89.38:335:48
99.38:335:49
109.38:335:50
119.38:325:51
129.38:325:52
139.48:325:53
149.48:325:54
159.48:315:55
169.48:315:56
179.48:315:57
189.58:305:58
199.58:306:00
209.58:296:01
219.58:296:02
229.68:286:03
239.68:286:04
249.68:276:05
259.78:276:06
269.78:266:07
279.78:256:09
289.88:256:10
299.88:246:11
309.88:236:12
319.98:226:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Teruel?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Teruel.

What to pack for Teruel in January

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

In January, Teruel sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Teruel 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 Teruel peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Teruel?

Teruel sits at 40.3°N, 1.1°W, 908 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Onda, 83 km away.

Topography around Teruel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teruel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 941 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m.

The land around Teruel is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
797 m
80 km
1,859 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Onda 83 km · Llíria 91 km · Cuenca 93 km · Requena 95 km · La Pobla de Vallbona 96 km · Vila-real 97 km · Castelló de la Plana 98 km · Almassora 99 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 Teruel (40.3456°, -1.1065°, elevation 908 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).