Ubrique weather in January

In January, Ubrique sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 8.6 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 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Ubrique's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ubrique's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:39 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
48%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ubrique is capital of Ubrique Municipality, 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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ubrique reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°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)
1147
2146
3146
4146
5146
6146
7146
8146
9146
10146
11146
12146
13146
14146
15146
16146
17146
18146
19146
20146
21146
22146
23146
24146
25146
26146
27146
28146
29146
30146
31146

How January really feels in Ubrique

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.

Ubrique 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
Jan14° / 858.69.84.3
Feb15° / 767.810.64.8
Mar17° / 888.911.76.0
Apr19° / 10°739.112.96.5
May23° / 13°506.813.97.6
Jun28° / 17°142.314.57.7
Jul32° / 20°20.414.35.8
Aug32° / 20°5113.45.7
Sep27° / 17°42512.27.4
Oct22° / 14°948.711.17.1
Nov17° / 10°1008.4105.9
Dec15° / 1218.99.54.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45644
55743
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235743
245743
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ubrique gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
526
626
726
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1326
1426
1526
1627
1727
1828
1928
2029
2129
2230
2330
2430
2530
2630
2730
2830
2930
3029
3129

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 (%)
1973
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
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
269calm
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 8:39 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:396:11
29.58:396:12
39.58:396:12
49.68:396:13
59.68:406:14
69.68:406:15
79.68:406:15
89.68:406:16
99.68:406:17
109.68:406:18
119.78:396:19
129.78:396:20
139.78:396:21
149.78:396:22
159.78:396:23
169.78:396:24
179.88:386:24
189.88:386:25
199.88:386:26
209.88:376:27
219.98:376:28
229.98:376:29
239.98:366:30
249.98:366:31
2510.08:356:33
2610.08:356:34
2710.08:346:35
2810.08:336:36
2910.18:336:37
3010.18:326:38
3110.18:316:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.66 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 Ubrique

In seasonPeak

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

Ubrique's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Ubrique?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ubrique for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ubrique in January

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

In January, Ubrique sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ubrique 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 44 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 Ubrique 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 Ubrique 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
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ubrique?

Ubrique sits at 36.7°N, 5.4°W, 325 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ronda, 26 km away.

Topography around Ubrique

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ubrique has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,517 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m.

The land around Ubrique is covered by trees (44%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (28%), trees (26%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
908 m
16 km
1,517 m
80 km
1,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Ronda 26 km · Arcos de la Frontera 33 km · Estepona 39 km · San Pedro Alcántara 46 km · Morón de la Frontera 49 km · San Roque 52 km · Marbella 53 km · Los Barrios 55 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 Ubrique (36.6778°, -5.446°, elevation 325 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).