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Lanzarote weather in January

Is it warm? Not really. January in Lanzarote is mild: afternoons average 20°C and nights 15°C. Most days (80%) peak between 18°C and 23°C.

Mild · average high

20°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on half of all days.

  • Average low15°overnight
  • Sea20°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days111 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud40% cloud · 41% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 18° and 23°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 24°C; the coolest, 2015, 18°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 19.7°C, 2012: 18.5°C, 2013: 19.3°C, 2014: 18.6°C, 2015: 18.2°C, 2016: 20.2°C, 2017: 19.9°C, 2018: 19.7°C, 2019: 19.7°C, 2020: 20.5°C, 2021: 20.7°C, 2022: 21°C, 2023: 20.8°C, 2024: 23.5°C, 2025: 21.4°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.

  • Lanzarote20°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Lanzarote all year · Where else is hot in January

Other warm places in January

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Lanzarote is about 4h.

  • Warm in Jan

    24°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Sal

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Jan

    25°C average high

    avg high · 19° at night

    25°C+ on 6 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    24°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Jan

    30°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology