Villanueva del Arzobispo weather in January

In January, Villanueva del Arzobispo sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°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 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Villanueva del Arzobispo's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villanueva del Arzobispo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:33 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33.8 µg/m³ · 2016

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Villanueva del Arzobispo reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°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)
1122
2122
3122
4122
5122
6122
7122
8112
9112
10112
11112
12112
13112
14112
15112
16112
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20112
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27122
28122
29122
30122
31122

How January really feels in Villanueva del Arzobispo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
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 del Arzobispo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 719.91.39.63.0
Feb13° / 598.61.310.53.8
Mar16° / 639.40.511.75.4
Apr19° / 6810.20.1136.1
May23° / 11°488.10147.3
Jun29° / 16°163.1014.66.7
Jul33° / 19°41.3014.44.5
Aug33° / 19°92.2013.54.6
Sep28° / 15°325.1012.37.0
Oct22° / 11°4970117.3
Nov15° / 73100.29.94.7
Dec12° / 819.70.69.43.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24852
34852
44753
54753
64852
74852
84852
94852
104951
114951
124951
134951
145050
154951
164951
175050
185050
194951
204852
214852
224951
234951
244951
254951
265050
275050
285050
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Villanueva del Arzobispo gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1333
2333
3333
4333
5324
6324
7314
8304
9304
10294
11294
12293
13293
14293
15293
16303
17303
18313
19313
20324
21324
22334
23334
24345
25345
26345
27355
28355
29346
30346
31346

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:34 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:345:57
29.48:345:58
39.48:345:58
49.48:345:59
59.48:346:00
69.48:346:01
79.58:346:02
89.58:346:02
99.58:346:03
109.58:346:04
119.58:346:05
129.58:346:06
139.68:336:07
149.68:336:08
159.68:336:09
169.68:336:10
179.68:326:11
189.78:326:12
199.78:326:13
209.78:316:14
219.78:316:15
229.88:306:16
239.88:306:17
249.88:296:18
259.88:296:19
269.98:286:20
279.98:286:21
289.98:276:23
2910.08:266:24
3010.08:266:25
3110.08:256:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Villanueva del Arzobispo?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villanueva del Arzobispo.

What to pack for Villanueva del Arzobispo in January

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

In January, Villanueva del Arzobispo sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Villanueva del Arzobispo 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 del Arzobispo peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villanueva del Arzobispo?

Villanueva del Arzobispo sits at 38.2°N, 3.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Campiña, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Villanueva del Arzobispo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villanueva del Arzobispo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,415 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m.

The land around Villanueva del Arzobispo is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
545 m
16 km
1,415 m
80 km
2,144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Campiña 6.0 km · Úbeda 36 km · Baeza 45 km · La Carolina 54 km · Linares 56 km · Bailén 68 km · Valdepeñas 74 km · Baza 78 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 del Arzobispo (38.1684°, -3.0074°, elevation 0 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).