Santander Weather in January
Santander in January
The short of it: Santander in January averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 126 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 126 mm · daylight 9 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Santander an average January high of 15°, a low of 6° and some 126 mm of rain. Santander's coldest stretch of the year, 15° by day and 6° by night. Wet spells are common — about 126 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 17 min in mid-January, 20 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Santander runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. El Astillero, 7 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
January in Santander, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El AstilleroCantabria | 7 km S | 14° | 6° | 118 mm |
| Santa Cruz de BezanaCantabria | 8 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 119 mm |
| CamargoCantabria | 9 km SW | 14° | 6° | 115 mm |
| LiencresCantabria | 10 km W | 14° | 6° | 117 mm |
| BooCantabria | 12 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 116 mm |
| ArceCantabria | 13 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 112 mm |
| MiengoCantabria | 16 km WSW | 14° | 6° | 112 mm |
| RenedoCantabria | 17 km SW | 14° | 6° | 108 mm |