When to go · Madrid
Madrid in January
Mixed month. Cold, dry, often sunny; 3–11°C.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Spain overall
- Prices
- Low
- Spain overall
Verdict
Cold, dry, often sunny; 3–11°C.
Weather in January
- Madrid and the central plateau, Spain · Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Cuencacool
Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 35–40 °C in July and August.
Festivals and holidays
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)
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 and prices
- 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.
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket