Weekly note

Spain in January

7 of the 7 destinations in Spain are in season in January: 0 a sweet spot, 5 good, 2 ok.

None of these has January as a sweet spot; the 5 labelled good are the best of the month: Valencia, Málaga, Madrid, Tenerife and Seville.

Ranked for January

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Valencia good 16° cool 3d — 16C max, 3 rainy days
2 Málaga good 17° cool 5d — 17C max, 5 rainy days
3 Madrid good 10° cool 5d £79 10C max, 5 rainy days
4 Tenerife goodbusy 21° 1d — busier than usual
5 Seville good 16° cool 5d — 16C max, 5 rainy days
6 Barcelona ok 14° cool 4d £109 14C max, 4 rainy days
7 Mallorca ok 15° cool 6d — 15C max, 6 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for January departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for January departures.

Other months for Spain

January elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Spain as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.