Villanueva de la Cañada weather in January

In January, Villanueva de la Cañada sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 36% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Villanueva de la Cañada's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villanueva de la Cañada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:43 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Villanueva de la Cañada is capital town of Villanueva de la Cañada 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Villanueva de la Cañada reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°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)
192
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
29101
30101
31101

How January really feels in Villanueva de la Cañada

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.

Villanueva de la Cañada weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 477.529.41.9
Feb11° / 386.41.710.43.0
Mar15° / 487.90.911.74.7
Apr17° / 549.30.3135.5
May21° / 10°509.3014.26.8
Jun27° / 15°234.8014.87.2
Jul31° / 18°92.1014.65.6
Aug31° / 17°112.9013.65.8
Sep26° / 14°275.1012.37.7
Oct19° / 698.1010.96.4
Nov13° / 627.70.49.83.7
Dec / 547.40.89.22.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34852
44852
54852
64951
74951
84951
94951
105050
115050
125050
135149
145149
155248
165248
175347
185347
195248
205248
215347
225347
235347
245248
255248
265248
275248
285248
295248
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Villanueva de la Cañada gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1264
2275
3275
4275
5266
6266
7266
8266
9256
10257
11257
12257
13257
14257
15247
16247
17247
18237
19237
20237
21237
22237
23237
24237
25237
26237
27237
28237
29236
30246
31246

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
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:44 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:445:54
29.28:455:55
39.28:455:55
49.28:455:56
59.28:455:57
69.28:455:58
79.28:455:59
89.38:456:00
99.38:456:01
109.38:446:02
119.38:446:03
129.38:446:04
139.38:446:05
149.48:446:06
159.48:436:07
169.48:436:08
179.48:436:09
189.58:426:10
199.58:426:11
209.58:416:12
219.58:416:13
229.68:406:14
239.68:406:15
249.68:396:16
259.78:386:18
269.78:386:19
279.78:376:20
289.78:366:21
299.88:366:22
309.88:356:23
319.88:346:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Villanueva de la Cañada?

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 Villanueva de la Cañada.

What to pack for Villanueva de la Cañada in January

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

In January, Villanueva de la Cañada sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Villanueva de la Cañada 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 Villanueva de la Cañada peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villanueva de la Cañada?

Villanueva de la Cañada sits at 40.4°N, 4.0°W, 655 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Villanueva del Pardillo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Villanueva de la Cañada

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Villanueva de la Cañada.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villanueva de la Cañada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 638 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m.

The land around Villanueva de la Cañada is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (33%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
500 m
80 km
2,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Villanueva del Pardillo 6.0 km · Majadahonda 12 km · Boadilla del Monte 12 km · Las Rozas de Madrid 12 km · Villaviciosa de Odón 13 km · Galapagar 15 km · Torrelodones 16 km · Pozuelo de Alarcón 16 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 Villanueva de la Cañada (40.4469°, -4.0043°, elevation 655 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).