Villaquilambre weather in January

In January, Villaquilambre sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Villaquilambre's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villaquilambre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:56 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Villaquilambre is capital of Villaquilambre 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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Villaquilambre reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 10°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)
171
271
371
471
571
671
770
860
960
1060
1160
1260
1360
1460
1560
1660
1760
1860
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2060
2160
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

How January really feels in Villaquilambre

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.

Villaquilambre 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.15.79.20.7
Feb / 498.64.310.31.5
Mar11° / 6111411.62.8
Apr13° / 6312.41.913.13.5
May17° / 5811.60.414.45.2
Jun22° / 11°387.3015.17.2
Jul25° / 13°214.9014.88.1
Aug25° / 13°244.6013.78.1
Sep21° / 10°356.3012.37.3
Oct15° / 8410.20.310.84.7
Nov10° / 7411.71.99.62.1
Dec / 7710.63.38.91.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
52971
63070
73070
83070
92971
102971
112971
123070
133070
143070
153268
163268
173268
183268
193367
203466
213565
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273565
283565
293565
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Villaquilambre gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13715
23715
33715
43715
53716
63616
73616
83617
93617
103618
113618
123719
133720
143720
153721
163721
173721
183721
193621
203621
213621
223621
233621
243620
253520
263520
273520
283420
293419
303419
313419

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 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
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:58 AM to 8:46 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)
18.98:585:53
28.98:585:54
38.98:585:55
49.08:585:55
59.08:585:56
69.08:585:57
79.08:585:58
89.08:585:59
99.08:586:00
109.18:586:01
119.18:576:02
129.18:576:03
139.18:576:04
149.18:566:05
159.28:566:06
169.28:566:07
179.28:556:08
189.28:556:10
199.38:546:11
209.38:546:12
219.38:536:13
229.48:536:14
239.48:526:15
249.48:516:17
259.58:516:18
269.58:506:19
279.58:496:20
289.68:486:22
299.68:476:23
309.68:476:24
319.78:466:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
252.0Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Villaquilambre?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villaquilambre.

What to pack for Villaquilambre in January

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

In January, Villaquilambre sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Villaquilambre 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 Villaquilambre peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villaquilambre?

Villaquilambre sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 893 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is León, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Villaquilambre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villaquilambre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,394 m.

The land around Villaquilambre is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: León 5.0 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 6.0 km · Mieres 69 km · Benavente 72 km · Sama 73 km · La Felguera 74 km · Oviedo 83 km · Ponferrada 86 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 Villaquilambre (42.6469°, -5.5583°, elevation 893 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).