Marbella Weather in January
Marbella in January
The short of it: Marbella in January averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 75 mm · daylight 9 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Marbella an average January high of 16°, a low of 8° and some 75 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Marbella: highs scarcely reach 16°, nights fall to 8°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 55 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Marbella runs about middling and wetter than most in January. San Pedro Alcántara, 10 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Marbella, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 40 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro AlcántaraAndalusia | 10 km WSW | 17° | 8° | 72 mm |
| CoínAndalusia | 20 km NE | 15° | 6° | 75 mm |
| Alhaurín el GrandeAndalusia | 23 km NE | 15° | 6° | 74 mm |
| FuengirolaAndalusia | 23 km E | 17° | 10° | 72 mm |
| MijasAndalusia | 24 km ENE | 14° | 5° | 78 mm |
| EsteponaAndalusia | 25 km WSW | 16° | 8° | 75 mm |
| BenalmádenaAndalusia | 29 km ENE | 15° | 6° | 75 mm |
| CártamaAndalusia | 31 km NE | 17° | 7° | 70 mm |