Madrid in January

Cold, dry, often sunny; 3–11°C (37–52°F).Cold, dry, often sunny; 37–52°F (3–11°C).

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatWarm; Easter week is busy.
• MayGreatWarm, long evenings; San Isidro fiesta mid-May.
• SeptemberGreatWarm, returns to normal.
• OctoberGreatBest month for walking.

• MadridHighs around 10 °C (50 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 50 °F (10 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 6 days
• Madrid and the central plateau, Spain · Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Cuencacool

  Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) in July and August.Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) in July and August.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Reyes Magos (Three Kings) parade check

  Jan 5 (evening), Jan 6 · Central avenues

  Sweets thrown to children; Jan 6 is a holiday with most shops closed.

• Winter sales check

  From Jan 7 · Whole city

  Serrano and Fuencarral are busy; discounts from 30–70%.

• Reyes Magos (Three Kings)

  Jan 5–6

  Parade on Jan 5; many shops closed on Jan 6.

• Christmas and New Year

  Dec 24–25 and Jan 1

  Most restaurants and shops closed on the evening of Dec 24 and Dec 25.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan · Spain

  Many shops closed; the night before, Madrid's Puerta del Sol eats twelve grapes at midnight.

Crowds · Spain overall

Low

Prices · Spain overall

Low

Spain overall: Low season on the mainland: cold nights in Madrid, mild sun in Seville and Málaga; the Canaries are at their peak. January sales in the shops.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Madrid, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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