Weather in Madrid in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Madrid;
Average weather
Average temperature in Madrid in January
The temperature in January is +10°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +15°C during the day and a minimum of -2°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +12°C.
Is Madrid warm or cold in January?
Madrid is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +11°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +2°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Madrid, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Madrid in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +10°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -9°C | -8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +20°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 48 mm | 38 mm | 36 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 75% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +11°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +10°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 48 mm to 38 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 77% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 12 to 13.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Madrid is gradually decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Madrid?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Madrid in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+19°C) and the highest in 2017 (+23°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 235 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2012 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in Spain
Monthly weather in Madrid
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Madrid, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.