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Spain
in January.

Is January a good time?

Temperature unit

3 of 19 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.

National overnight stays are 31% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs
49–67°F
Very good weather
3 / 19 regions

Check seasonal openings: 2 regions have an off-season warning this month.

Find your January base

Based on 19 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.

Illustration of Sierra Nevada foothill landscape near Granada
Sierra Nevada foothills, AndalusiaDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 19 possibilities.

Choose your January base.

The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Trip focus

19 of 19 regions · Best weather first

Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.

Illustration of La Geria volcanic vineyards, LanzaroteBeachCanary IslandsTenerife · Gran Canaria · Lanzarote · Fuerteventura · La PalmaRead the January guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather8.2/10Very good67°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Cap de Creus coastal landscape, Costa BravaCityBarcelona & CataloniaBarcelona · Costa Brava · GironaRead the January guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.3/10Very good57°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Melilla la Vieja seaside fortificationsBeachMelillaRead the January guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather7.3/10Very good66°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Historic stone streets of CáceresCountrysideExtremaduraCáceres · MéridaRead the January guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good57°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Ordesa Valley landscape in the Aragonese PyreneesCityAragonZaragoza · Spanish Pyrenees (part)Read the January guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good54°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Toledo skyline and the Tagus river bendCountrysideCastilla-La ManchaToledo · CuencaRead the January guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather6.5/10Good53°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Plaza Mayor, MadridCityMadridRead the January guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather6.4/10Good52°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Mar Menor shore near Los AlcázaresBeachMurciaCartagena · Mar MenorRead the January guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather6.3/10Good63°F afternoons · 2 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Rocky coves of Cabo de las Huertas, AlicanteBeachValencia & the Costa BlancaValencia · Alicante · BenidormRead the January guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.0/10Good62°F afternoons · 3 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Ceuta Royal Walls and tidal moatBeachCeutaRead the January guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather5.9/10Good63°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Vineyards near Logroño, La RiojaMountainsLa RiojaLogroñoRead the January guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather5.8/10Good52°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Segovia Roman aqueduct at Plaza del AzoguejoCountrysideCastile and LeónSalamanca · Segovia · LeónRead the January guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather5.4/10Good49°F afternoons · 9 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Plaza del Castillo, PamplonaCountrysideNavarrePamplonaRead the January guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather5.4/10Good51°F afternoons · 11 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Sierra Nevada foothill landscape near GranadaBeachAndalusiaSeville · Málaga · Granada · Córdoba · Costa del SolRead the January guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather5.4/10Good61°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Formentor peninsula coast, MallorcaBeachMallorca & the BalearicsMallorca · Ibiza · Menorca · FormenteraRead the January guide ↗ Overall5.6/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather5.4/10Good60°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedAbove country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of La Concha Bay from Monte Igueldo, San SebastianCityBasque CountrySan Sebastián · BilbaoRead the January guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather5.0/10Good54°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Covadonga Lakes landscape in the Picos de EuropaBeachAsturiasPicos de Europa · OviedoRead the January guide ↗ Overall3.8/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather1.8/10Poor56°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of El Sardinero shoreline, SantanderBeachCantabriaSantanderRead the January guide ↗ Overall3.7/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather1.7/10Poor56°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedBelow country typicalregional accommodation level Illustration of Tower of Hercules coastal headland, A CoruñaBeachGaliciaSantiago de Compostela · A CoruñaRead the January guide ↗ Overall3.5/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather1.5/10Poor56°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level

Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Spain's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Spain's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.

What goes into the scores?

Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.

Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.

Weather across the country

January weather & packing.

Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.

Typical afternoons
49–67°F
Typical nights
34–56°F
Rain days
2–14 days

Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.

What to bring.

Canary Islands: afternoons around 67°F (20°C): light layers; nights around 56°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket. Castile and León: afternoons around 49°F (9°C): a sweater and a light jacket; nights around 34°F (1°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 9 days with at least 1 mm of rain.

Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
Available regional monthly averages. Very good weather means a displayed score of at least 7.0/10.
RegionAfternoonNightRain daysWeather
Canary Islands67°F56°F—very good
Barcelona & Catalonia57°F41°F5very good
Melilla66°F—6very good
Extremadura57°F40°F7good
Aragon54°F38°F6good
Castilla-La Mancha53°F36°F7good
Madrid52°F35°F7good
Murcia63°F45°F2good
Valencia & the Costa Blanca62°F46°F3good
Ceuta63°F52°F8good
La Rioja52°F37°F8good
Castile and León49°F34°F9good
Navarre51°F36°F11good
Andalusia61°F44°F6good
Mallorca & the Balearics60°F—6good
Basque Country54°F41°F14good
Asturias56°F41°F13poor
Cantabria56°F43°F14poor
Galicia56°F43°F13poor

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Low season, nationally.

January records 31% of August's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

Well below usual.

−22% on Spain's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.

Published regional hotel revenue per occupied room-night ranges from €58 in Galicia to €142 in Canary Islands. Galicia uses the 2024–2025 monthly average. Historical averages, not booking quotes.

Seasonal openings

Quiet can mean closed.

There is an off-season warning for Mallorca & the Balearics, Cantabria. Check accommodation and activities before choosing your base.

Thinking about the coast?

Check the water, too.

Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Canary Islands (68°F), Ceuta (62°F), Melilla (61°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.

Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip

Holidays: 24% of people in Spain live where schools are out on a typical January 2027 day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and the official calendars.)

Same country. A different chapter.

Dates still up in the air?

Spain through the year ↗

January is fixed, but the destination isn't? Find somewhere else in Europe ↗

How we know Sources, scope & limitations

Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Spain's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Spain) that month.

A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Spain's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is below EU average (84 where the EU average is 100). Full method.