The Frontier Gazette & Almanack
“Fair Warning for Every Town Under the Sky” · Est. 1881
Measure in

El Cotillo Weather in January

El Cotillo in January

The short of it: El Cotillo in January averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.

Average high 21° · low 14° · rain 16 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min

✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & March

Thirty years of records give El Cotillo an average January high of 21°, a low of 14° and some 16 mm of rain. The dead of winter in El Cotillo: highs scarcely reach 21°, nights fall to 14°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 4th wettest month.

The sun is up for about 10 h 30 min in mid-January.

For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates January 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.

Against its neighbours, El Cotillo runs about middling and wetter than most in January. La Oliva, 11 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.

January in El Cotillo, by the numbers

Warmth rank
12th warmest of 12
Rain rank
4th wettest of 12
Versus December
1° colder, 12 mm less rain
Versus February
about the same
Day–night spread
6°
Snow season
seldom any
Daylight, mid-month
10 h 30 min
Average wind
14 km/h

Neighbouring Towns

January averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
La OlivaCanary Islands11 km SE20°13°16 mm
CorralejoCanary Islands15 km ENE21°14°14 mm
Puerto del RosarioCanary Islands25 km SE21°14°12 mm
Playa BlancaCanary Islands27 km NE21°14°16 mm
AntiguaCanary Islands29 km S20°12°17 mm
BetancuríaCanary Islands29 km S18°11°19 mm
PájaraCanary Islands38 km SSW20°13°16 mm
YaizaCanary Islands38 km NE20°12°18 mm

The Almanac · El Cotillo Month by Month

Climate normals 1991–2020 · pick a month
PrecipitationAverage highAverage low
Recommended
The Almanac Speaks
January
✦✦✦✦✦

The dead of winter in El Cotillo: highs scarcely reach 21°, nights fall to 14°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 4th wettest month.

Climate of El Cotillo by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January21°14°16 mm14 km/h10 h 30 min✦✦✦✦✦
February21°15°17 mm15 km/h11 h 8 min✦✦✦✦✦
March23°15°12 mm14 km/h11 h 55 min✦✦✦✦✦
April23°16°6.0 mm17 km/h12 h 49 min✦✦✦✦✦
May24°17°2.0 mm15 km/h13 h 34 min✦✦✦✦✦
June25°19°1.0 mm19 km/h13 h 58 min✦✦✦✦✦
July27°20°0.0 mm22 km/h13 h 48 min✦✦✦✦✦
August27°21°1.0 mm22 km/h13 h 10 min✦✦✦✦✦
September28°21°4.0 mm17 km/h12 h 17 min✦✦✦✦✦
October26°19°8.0 mm13 km/h11 h 25 min✦✦✦✦✦
November24°17°18 mm13 km/h10 h 41 min✦✦✦✦✦
December22°16°28 mm13 km/h10 h 19 min✦✦✦✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about El Cotillo in January

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather like in El Cotillo in January?

Days average 21 °C (70 °F) and nights 14 °C (58 °F), with about 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain over the month. The dead of winter in El Cotillo: highs scarcely reach 21°, nights fall to 14°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 4th wettest month.

Is January a good time to visit El Cotillo?

The Almanac gives January 5 of 5 (recommended). The best months are April and March.

How long are the days in El Cotillo in January?

In mid-January the sun is up for about 10 h 30 min. The days are lengthening — from 10 h 19 min in December to 13 h 58 min in June.

Does it snow in El Cotillo in January?

Hardly — January nights average 14 °C (58 °F), above freezing.

What should I pack for El Cotillo in January?

Light clothes and a jacket for the evening.

More Towns in Spain

All towns in Spain →

Madrid · Barcelona · Valencia · Zaragoza · Sevilla · Málaga · Murcia · Palma · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Alicante · Bilbao · Córdoba

The Editor’s Remark

“Weather is the only news that never grows stale. Each morning the sky writes its own front page, and we at Wanted Weather are but its telegraph operators.”— J. Whitmore, Editor
Telegrams for your townsWarnings sent to this phone or computer