Weather in Santa Cruz de la Palma in January 2025
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Santa Cruz de la Palma
Average weather
Average temperature in Santa Cruz de la Palma in January
The temperature in January is +70°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +73°F during the day and a minimum of +57°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +73°F to +66°F.
Is Santa Cruz de la Palma warm or cold in January?
Santa Cruz de la Palma is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +68°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +64°F to +63°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is one of the coolest months in Santa Cruz de la Palma, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Santa Cruz de la Palma in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +66°F | +64°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +55°F | +54°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +81°F | +86°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 30 mm | 20 mm | 17 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 69% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +68°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +66°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 30 mm to 20 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 69%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 4 m/s to 5 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 8 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Santa Cruz de la Palma is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Santa Cruz de la Palma?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Santa Cruz de la Palma in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+67°F) and the highest in 2020 (+75°F). The driest year was 1994 with only 20 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 326 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Santa Cruz de la Palma, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.