Valladolid weather in January

In January, Valladolid sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Valladolid's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valladolid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:49 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Valladolid is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Valladolid reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°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)
192
282
382
482
582
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2292
2392
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

How January really feels in Valladolid

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.

Valladolid weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 438.119.31.6
Feb11° / 326.7110.32.7
Mar14° / 398.10.411.74.4
Apr17° / 5010.40.113.15.2
May21° / 489.6014.36.6
Jun26° / 13°305.90157.4
Jul30° / 15°173.6014.76.3
Aug29° / 15°143.1013.76.6
Sep25° / 12°304.9012.37.8
Oct18° / 588.3010.96.1
Nov12° / 528.70.29.73.3
Dec / 477.80.691.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43268
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123466
133466
143466
153466
163565
173565
183565
193763
203763
213763
223763
233862
243862
253862
263862
273862
283961
293961
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Valladolid gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1283
2293
3293
4293
5293
6293
7283
8283
9283
10273
11273
12273
13273
14273
15263
16263
17263
18263
19253
20253
21253
22253
23253
24253
25253
26253
27253
28253
29253
30253
31253

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 8:51 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:515:53
29.08:515:54
39.18:515:54
49.18:515:55
59.18:515:56
69.18:515:57
79.18:515:58
89.18:515:59
99.18:516:00
109.28:516:01
119.28:516:02
129.28:516:03
139.28:506:04
149.28:506:05
159.38:506:06
169.38:496:07
179.38:496:08
189.38:496:09
199.48:486:10
209.48:486:11
219.48:476:13
229.58:466:14
239.58:466:15
249.58:456:16
259.58:456:17
269.68:446:19
279.68:436:20
289.68:426:21
299.78:426:22
309.78:416:23
319.78:406:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Valladolid?

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

1.6
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 Valladolid.

What to pack for Valladolid in January

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

In January, Valladolid sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Valladolid 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 Valladolid peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valladolid?

Valladolid sits at 41.7°N, 4.7°W, 702 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Laguna de Duero, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Valladolid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valladolid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 705 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 681 m.

The land around Valladolid is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Laguna de Duero 8.0 km · Medina del Campo 41 km · Palencia 43 km · Arevalo 66 km · Aranda de Duero 86 km · Zamora 87 km · Benavente 88 km · Segovia 93 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 Valladolid (41.6554°, -4.7235°, elevation 702 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).