Tarifa Weather in January
Tarifa in January
The short of it: Tarifa in January averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 58 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 16° · low 9° · rain 97 mm · daylight 9 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
January in Tarifa brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 9°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Tarifa: highs scarcely reach 16°, nights fall to 9°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 58 min in mid-January.
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, Tarifa runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Algeciras, 19 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
January in Tarifa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 36 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlgecirasAndalusia | 19 km NE | 16° | 10° | 92 mm |
| Los BarriosAndalusia | 22 km NNE | 16° | 9° | 93 mm |
| BenzúCeuta | 24 km ESE | 15° | 9° | 92 mm |
| Zahara de los AtunesAndalusia | 25 km WNW | 16° | 8° | 83 mm |
| South DistrictGibraltar | 26 km ENE | 16° | 10° | 92 mm |
| Town AreaOther | 26 km ENE | 16° | 10° | 92 mm |
| SandpitsOther | 27 km ENE | 16° | 10° | 90 mm |
| Upper TownOther | 27 km ENE | 16° | 10° | 90 mm |