Maó Weather in January
Maó in January
The short of it: Maó in January averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 8° · rain 63 mm · daylight 9 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Maó an average January high of 14°, a low of 8° and some 63 mm of rain. Maó's coldest stretch of the year, 14° by day and 8° by night. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 38 min in mid-January, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Maó runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Es Castell, 2 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
January in Maó, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Es CastellBalearic Islands | 2 km ESE | 14° | 8° | 63 mm |
| Sant LluísBalearic Islands | 4 km S | 14° | 8° | 63 mm |
| AlaiorBalearic Islands | 12 km WNW | 14° | 7° | 66 mm |
| MercadalBalearic Islands | 19 km NW | 14° | 7° | 67 mm |
| FerreriesBalearic Islands | 24 km WNW | 14° | 7° | 68 mm |
| CiutadellaBalearic Islands | 38 km WNW | 15° | 7° | 68 mm |
| Cala RajadaBalearic Islands | 71 km WSW | 15° | 7° | 76 mm |
| CapdeperaBalearic Islands | 74 km WSW | 15° | 7° | 77 mm |