Seville in January
In January, Seville has 56.3 mm (2.22 in) of rain, a daily high of 16.2 °C (61.2 °F) and a daily low of 6.1 °C (43.0 °F), as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Last updated : what the month is like; shorter source notes.
Best time to visit Seville: January misses our rule: nights are 1.9 °C under our 8 °C. Expect 5.9 rain days and days that grow by 40 min.
What January is like in Seville
- Every 5 January, floats roll through the streets in the evening. The Three Kings throw sweets and small gifts, and districts such as Triana hold parades too. Source: Visita Sevilla (Seville tourism), checked .
- In winter, low light shines on the Guadalquivir as people walk along its banks. Floods were once common here, and reached riverside districts such as Triana. Source: Visita Sevilla (Seville tourism), checked .
- 6 January is Epiphany. Over the Cathedral's Puerta de los Palos, beside the Giralda, a scene in the arch shows the Three Kings adoring the Child. Source: Catedral de Sevilla (official site), checked .
Key figures
Weather in January, 1991-2020 means
- Daily high
- 16.2 °C (61.2 °F)
- Daily low
- 6.1 °C (43.0 °F)
- Rain
- 56.3 mm (2.22 in) in the month
- Sunshine
- 202.0 h in the month
Climate normals 1991-2020, computed by AEMET and submitted to the World Meteorological Organization. Checked .
Measured at Sevilla/San Pablo, 11 km east of the city centre point.
Daylight on 15 January 2026
- Sunrise
- 08:37 local time
- Sunset
- 18:30 local time
- Day length
- 9 h 53 min
Day length 1-31 January: 9 h 39 min to 10 h 19 min, +40 min.
Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Month by month
Each month: daily high in °C, then rain in mm, 1991-2020 means.
WMO climate normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
This month against the year
| Measure | January | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Daily high | 16.2 °C | coldest |
| Daily low | 6.1 °C | coldest |
| Rain | 56.3 mm | 4th wettest |
| Sunshine | 202.0 hours | 2nd least sunny |
| Day length | 9 h 53 min | 2nd shortest |
Equal values share a rank. How we rank months
Sunshine share: 66% of the 307.5 hours from sunrise to sunset in January. How we compute sunshine share
Seville in January, on average: 5.9 rain days (1 mm or more), 0.3 frost days (low below 0 °C), 0.0 hot days (high 30 °C or more).
WMO climate normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked .
Public holidays this month
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day |
| Tuesday | Epiphany |
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day |
| Wednesday | Epiphany |
Typed from the official lists for 2026 and 2027 and re-checked, .
English names are from the holidays library where the official list gives none. How we check holidays
Source: Official public holiday list (juntadeandalucia.es) for 2026 and 2027, checked ; holidays Python library, checked . Library: holidays 0.105.
Same month in 20 cities
Seville is warmer than 15 of our 20 cities in January by mean daily high. How we rank cities
Closest high and low in January: Barcelona (1.1 °C apart), Rome (3.5), Los Angeles (3.6).
| City | Gap from Seville, °C | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm | Sunshine, hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seville (this page) | — | 16.2 | 6.1 | 56.3 | 202.0 |
| Barcelona (closest) | 1.1 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 42.6 | 119.9 |
| Rome (closest) | 3.5 | 12.0 | 3.4 | no data | no data |
| Los Angeles (closest) | 3.6 | 20.0 | 9.4 | 83.6 | no data |
| Madrid | 4.6 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 32.0 | no data |
| Osaka | 4.8 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 47.0 | 146.5 |
| London | 5.1 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 58.1 | no data |
| Hiroshima | 5.2 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 46.2 | 138.6 |
| Hong Kong | 5.5 | 18.7 | 14.6 | 33.2 | 145.8 |
| Tokyo | 5.7 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 59.7 | 192.6 |
| Paris | 5.8 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 47.6 | 59.0 |
| Amsterdam | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 66.5 | 69.0 |
| Berlin | 10.1 | 3.6 | -1.4 | 47.7 | 51.1 |
| Munich | 10.1 | 4.0 | -1.8 | 51.9 | 74.6 |
| Vienna | 10.1 | 3.5 | -1.3 | 42.1 | 70.2 |
| New York | 10.2 | 4.2 | -2.3 | 92.5 | no data |
| Prague | 11.0 | 2.7 | -2.4 | 25.4 | 51.4 |
| Buenos Aires | 14.0 | 30.1 | 20.2 | 134.4 | 272.7 |
| Chicago | 14.9 | -0.2 | -7.3 | 50.5 | no data |
| Singapore | 16.3 | 30.6 | 24.3 | 221.6 | no data |
Sources (1991-2020): WMO climate normals and NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, checked , ; Hong Kong: our 1991-2020 mean of the Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK; Singapore: our 1991-2020 mean of the National Environment Agency monthly climate series on data.gov.sg; both checked . Each city's page names its station. All sources in full on Methodology.
Hong Kong figures: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Observatory own the intellectual property rights in the data; attribution to them and DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: Terms and Conditions of Use of DATA.GOV.HK, version 1.2.
Singapore figures: Contains information from the National Environment Agency on data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licence). The Agency does not endorse our means.
Sources
- WMO Member Nations (each national weather service's own submission); archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated. Published by NOAA NCEI for WMO; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
- holidays Python library, run locally. Attribution: holidays library, Vacanza team. Licence: MIT. Checked .
Official sources
Cite this page: City by Month. "Seville in January: weather, daylight, holidays". https://citybymonth.com/cities/spain/seville/january/. Last updated 5 November 2026.