Early January 1 January
53°F
Typical afternoon high
18% historical wet-day frequency
Spain · City
Madrid
in January.
Is January a good time?
Cool days.
A steady visitor season.
January averages 52°F afternoons, with about 7 rain days.
- Afternoons
- 52°F
- Rain days
- 7
- Visitor demand
- 73%of October peak
Historical Comunidad de Madrid regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.
Overall match
6.5/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#12 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather6.4/10Good
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostModeratefor Europe
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your January
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 52°F (11°C): a sweater and a light jacket; nights around 35°F (2°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. About 10 hours of daylight. About 7 rain days in a typical January.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 10 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 08:36 and sets about 18:11 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 35°F (2°C); afternoons reach about 52°F (11°C). Expect rain on about 7 days in a typical January.
Typical afternoon
52°F (11°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Januarys
Night low
35°F (2°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
9h 35m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late January?
Early and late January have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 53°F on the 1st, versus 54°F on the 31st.
Mid January 15 January
51°F
Typical afternoon high
23% historical wet-day frequency
Late January 31 January
54°F
Typical afternoon high
19% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesJanuary 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
January 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153° | 252° | 352° | ||||
| 452° | 552° | 652° | 752° | 852° | 952° | 1051° |
| 1151° | 1251° | 1351° | 1451° | 1551° | 1651° | 1751° |
| 1851° | 1951° | 2051° | 2151° | 2252° | 2352° | 2452° |
| 2553° | 2653° | 2753° | 2853° | 2954° | 3054° | 3154° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 52°F (11°C) in the first week to 53°F (12°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 17–24%. Local schools are out 1–10 January 2027.
Schools here are off 1–10 January 2027 (Christmas holidays and non-teaching days (after christmas)). Elsewhere in January 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 21%, Italy 20%, Poland 17%, Greece 23%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds, cost and getting there
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Steady all year. January averages 73% of October's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.
Overnight stays across Comunidad de Madrid do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
Well below usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €125 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Historical hotel average
€125
2024–2025 monthly average; hotel revenue per occupied room-night; not a current booking quote. −12% vs this region's usual month.
Spain as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 84 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from Miami, New York JFK, Dallas and Charlotte and 6 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat
The historical regional amount comes from INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room; the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.
Year-to-year variation
How much does January vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 48°F (9°C) and 55°F (13°C); in 13 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 52°F (11°C). Rain days ranged from 2 to 14; half the years had 3–9.
Rain days in each January
Rain days
7
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 10 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
11 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no January in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
16 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JanuaryHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50°F | 8 |
| 2012 | 53°F | 2 |
| 2013 | 51°F | 7 |
| 2014 | 52°F | 14 |
| 2015 | 51°F | 7 |
| 2016 | 53°F | 10 |
| 2017 | 51°F | 2 |
| 2018 | 53°F | 7 |
| 2019 | 52°F | 4 |
| 2020 | 52°F | 6 |
| 2021 | 48°F | 8 |
| 2022 | 54°F | 2 |
| 2023 | 51°F | 3 |
| 2024 | 55°F | 9 |
| 2025 | 53°F | 9 |
Checked against 21 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
December, January
or February?
| Typical conditions | Dec | Jan | Feb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 54°F | 52°F | 56°F |
| Rain days | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Overnight demand | 87% | 73% | 82% |
December: Warmer afternoons and fewer rain days than January. December guide →
February: Warmer afternoons and fewer rain days than January. February guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
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Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. January stays as your reference.
Hotel stays vary little through the year. April to October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than January.
Your comparison
January or December?
Overnight stays vary little through the year.
Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €137 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Read the December guide →| Typical conditions | January | December |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 52°F | 54°F |
| Nights | 35°F | 37°F |
| Rain days | 7 | 5 |
| Visitor season | Steady all year | Steady all year |
| Overall / 10 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Month rank | #12 | #11 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5 | #12 | 52°F | 35°F | 7 | 6.4 | Steady all year |
| February | 6.9 | #9 | 56°F | 37°F | 5 | 7.0 | Steady all year |
| March | 6.9 | #8 | 61°F | 41°F | 7 | 7.3 | Steady all year |
| April | 7.5 | #5 | 68°F | 45°F | 7 | 8.7 | Steady all year |
| May | 7.9 | #1 | 77°F | 51°F | 4 | 9.7 | Steady all year |
| June | 7.5 | #4 | 87°F | 60°F | 2 | 8.8 | Steady all year |
| July | 7.1 | #7 | 94°F | 65°F | 0 | 7.6 | Steady all year |
| August | 7.3 | #6 | 94°F | 65°F | 1 | 7.7 | Steady all year |
| September | 7.9 | #2 | 83°F | 58°F | 3 | 9.6 | Steady all year |
| October | 7.6 | #3 | 72°F | 52°F | 6 | 9.3 | Steady all year |
| November | 6.7 | #10 | 59°F | 43°F | 8 | 7.1 | Steady all year |
| December | 6.5 | #11 | 54°F | 37°F | 5 | 6.6 | Steady all year |
Near here
Nearby places in January
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Castilla-La ManchaSpain · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 8.0 · Good weather, 53°F (12°C) · Moderate season · Cost cheap
Castile and LeónSpain · about 100 miles
Balanced Overall 7.4 · Good weather, 49°F (9°C) · Low season · Cost cheap
AragonSpain · about 170 miles
Balanced Overall 7.8 · Good weather, 54°F (12°C) · Low season · Cost cheap
Valencia & the Costa BlancaSpain · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 7.6 · Good weather, 62°F (17°C) · Low season · Cost cheap
Basque CountrySpain · about 190 miles
Balanced Overall 6.0 · Good weather, 54°F (12°C) · Low season · Cost cheap
Elsewhere in Europe
Same dates, elsewhere in Europe
Madrid's weather ranks 5 of 41 city regions this month. We found no city regions outside Spain with a weather score at least 1.0 point higher on these dates.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 73% of the busiest and 20% below average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Comunidad de Madrid region, suburbs included. That means about 72,000 overnight visitors on a typical January night across the region, 47% of them from Spain itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 28,000 more: 38 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 67 |
| How our weather was checked | 21 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.3°C), night lows within 1°F (0.3°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 10 |
| Busiest month here | October · 14 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.0% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 73rd percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 47% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 38 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 1.4% |
| Population used | 7.1 million |
| Statistical region | ES30 · Comunidad de Madrid |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room). Full method · this region's data.