Andalusia · Spain
Granada in January
In January, Granada averages a daytime high of 12 °C and a night-time low of 2 °C, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Granada's most comfortable months, April, May, September and October.
- Average high
- 12 °C
- Average low
- 2 °C
- Rain in the month
- 44 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 9 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 90
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Granada
January is tied for the coolest month in Granada by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 12 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 17 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 2 °C warmer than January.
January brings 44 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 38 mm (458 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 9 h 50 min, against 9 h 40 min at the shortest and 14 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 °C | 2 °C | 44 mm | |
| February | 13 °C | 2 °C | 47 mm | |
| March | 16 °C | 5 °C | 47 mm | |
| April | 19 °C | 7 °C | 47 mm | Yes |
| May | 24 °C | 11 °C | 35 mm | Yes |
| June | 29 °C | 14 °C | 14 mm | |
| July | 34 °C | 17 °C | 4 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 17 °C | 6 mm | |
| September | 28 °C | 14 °C | 31 mm | Yes |
| October | 22 °C | 10 °C | 61 mm | Yes |
| November | 16 °C | 5 °C | 59 mm | |
| December | 12 °C | 3 °C | 63 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Granada?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 12 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Granada are April, May, September and October; the nearest are October, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Spain in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Granada
This guide lists 90 places to stay in Granada: 7 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 83 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 56; 1–3 km, 19; 3–10 km, 5; 10 km or more, 10.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.