Zamora weather in January

In January, Zamora sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 7.6 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 23% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zamora's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zamora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:53 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

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

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.7 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 Zamora 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
292
392
492
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
29102
30102
31102

How January really feels in Zamora

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.

Zamora 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 / 427.60.69.31.8
Feb11° / 316.10.710.32.9
Mar15° / 397.90.111.74.6
Apr17° / 489.4013.15.4
May21° / 468.6014.36.7
Jun26° / 13°255.2014.97.7
Jul29° / 15°133014.76.6
Aug29° / 15°133.1013.76.9
Sep25° / 12°274.4012.37.9
Oct19° / 638.3010.96.1
Nov12° / 517.809.73.5
Dec / 4880.59.12.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113664
123664
133763
143763
153862
163862
173862
183961
193961
203961
213961
223961
234060
244060
254060
264060
274159
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zamora gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2292
3293
4293
5283
6283
7272
8272
9272
10262
11262
12262
13252
14252
15242
16242
17232
18232
19231
20231
21231
22231
23231
24231
25231
26221
27221
28221
29221
30222
31222

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:55 AM to 8:44 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:555:57
29.18:555:58
39.18:555:59
49.18:556:00
59.18:556:01
69.18:556:02
79.18:556:03
89.18:556:03
99.28:556:04
109.28:556:05
119.28:546:06
129.28:546:07
139.28:546:08
149.38:546:09
159.38:536:10
169.38:536:12
179.38:536:13
189.48:526:14
199.48:526:15
209.48:516:16
219.48:516:17
229.58:506:18
239.58:506:19
249.58:496:21
259.68:486:22
269.68:486:23
279.68:476:24
289.78:466:25
299.78:456:27
309.78:446:28
319.88:446:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.84 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
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
212.0Dim
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zamora?

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

1.8
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 Zamora.

What to pack for Zamora in January

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

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

a warm layer

UV index in Zamora 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 Zamora peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zamora?

Zamora sits at 41.5°N, 5.7°W, 662 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Benavente, 55 km away.

Palencia

Topography around Zamora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zamora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 647 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Zamora is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
958 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Benavente 55 km · Salamanca 60 km · Medina del Campo 73 km · Laguna de Duero 85 km · Valladolid 87 km · Bragança 91 km · Arevalo 99 km · Palencia 116 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 Zamora (41.5063°, -5.7446°, elevation 662 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).