Villanueva de la Serena weather in January

In January, Villanueva de la Serena sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Villanueva de la Serena's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villanueva de la Serena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:46 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Villanueva de la Serena is capital of Villanueva de la Serena 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Villanueva de la Serena reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1135
2135
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13124
14124
15124
16124
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29134
30134
31134

How January really feels in Villanueva de la Serena

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.

Villanueva de la Serena weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 487.59.63.7
Feb15° / 426.510.54.8
Mar18° / 44711.76.4
Apr21° / 10°457.6136.8
May25° / 13°336.514.17.5
Jun30° / 17°122.314.76.1
Jul34° / 20°40.914.54.2
Aug34° / 20°61.213.54.3
Sep29° / 17°264.412.36.5
Oct23° / 13°647.5117.2
Nov17° / 627.69.95.7
Dec13° / 577.49.34.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54654
64654
74654
84555
94555
104654
114654
124654
134654
144753
154852
164852
174852
184852
194852
204852
214951
224951
234951
245050
255050
265050
275050
285149
295149
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Villanueva de la Serena gets around 48 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 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
725
825
924
1024
1124
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
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 9 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
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:47 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:476:06
29.38:476:06
39.38:476:07
49.38:476:08
59.48:486:09
69.48:486:10
79.48:486:10
89.48:476:11
99.48:476:12
109.48:476:13
119.48:476:14
129.58:476:15
139.58:476:16
149.58:476:17
159.58:466:18
169.58:466:19
179.68:466:20
189.68:456:21
199.68:456:22
209.68:456:23
219.78:446:24
229.78:446:25
239.78:436:26
249.78:436:27
259.88:426:28
269.88:416:30
279.88:416:31
289.98:406:32
299.98:396:33
309.98:396:34
3110.08:386:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

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

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villanueva de la Serena.

What to pack for Villanueva de la Serena in January

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

In January, Villanueva de la Serena sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Villanueva de la Serena 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 Serena peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villanueva de la Serena?

Villanueva de la Serena sits at 39.0°N, 5.8°W, 290 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Don Benito, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Villanueva de la Serena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villanueva de la Serena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,391 m.

The land around Villanueva de la Serena is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), cropland (28%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
420 m
80 km
1,391 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Don Benito 6.0 km · Mérida 48 km · Almendralejo 62 km · Montijo 71 km · Cáceres 74 km · Zafra 82 km · Badajoz 102 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 104 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 Serena (38.9766°, -5.7974°, elevation 290 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).