Hallstatt weather in January

In January, Hallstatt sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 114 mm of precipitation across 14.4 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hallstatt's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hallstatt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
114 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:56 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Hallstatt is Ortschaft in Austria.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 10.8 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hallstatt reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-8
2-2-8
3-2-8
4-2-8
5-2-8
6-2-8
7-2-8
8-2-8
9-2-8
10-2-8
11-2-8
12-2-8
13-2-8
14-2-9
15-2-9
16-2-9
17-2-9
18-2-9
19-2-9
20-2-9
21-2-9
22-2-9
23-2-9
24-2-9
25-2-9
26-2-9
27-2-8
28-2-8
29-2-8
30-2-8
31-1-8

How January really feels in Hallstatt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hallstatt weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -9°11414.414.88.70.0
Feb-0° / -7°1041414.79.90.0
Mar / -4°13617.215.611.60.0
Apr / -1°11416.19.913.31.4
May14° / 18921.64.314.93.0
Jun17° / 198210.915.74.1
Jul19° / 18920.80.315.44.7
Aug19° / 18618.40.314.14.9
Sep15° / 16115.82.212.43.7
Oct10° / 11913.65.510.62.2
Nov / -3°10513.610.89.10.2
Dec-1° / -8°10915.314.78.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53565
63565
73664
83763
93763
103763
113862
123862
133961
144060
154060
164060
173961
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
233565
243565
253565
263565
273466
283466
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hallstatt gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 15 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15151
25050
35050
44949
54949
64848
74847
84747
94646
104545
114444
124343
134343
144243
154243
164243
174244
184344
194345
204345
214446
224446
234547
244648
254749
264749
274850
284850
294950
304950
314951

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 4:17 PM to 4:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:004:17
28.38:004:18
38.38:004:19
48.38:004:20
58.48:004:21
68.47:594:22
78.47:594:23
88.47:594:24
98.47:594:25
108.57:584:26
118.57:584:28
128.57:584:29
138.57:574:30
148.67:574:31
158.67:564:32
168.67:564:34
178.77:554:35
188.77:544:36
198.77:544:38
208.87:534:39
218.87:524:40
228.87:514:42
238.97:514:43
248.97:504:45
259.07:494:46
269.07:484:48
279.07:474:49
289.17:464:50
299.17:454:52
309.27:444:53
319.27:434:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Hallstatt?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hallstatt.

What to pack for Hallstatt in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Hallstatt sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hallstatt in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hallstatt peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hallstatt?

Hallstatt sits at 47.6°N, 13.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Salzburg, 52 km away.

SalzburgFreilassingBad ReichenhallSaalfelden am Steinernen MeerBad GasteinZell am SeeWelsKaprun

Topography around Hallstatt

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hallstatt.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hallstatt has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m around an average of 918 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,125 m.

The land around Hallstatt is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,439 m
16 km
2,403 m
80 km
3,125 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Salzburg 52 km · Freilassing 59 km · Bad Reichenhall 61 km · Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 62 km · Bad Gastein 63 km · Zell am See 69 km · Wels 73 km · Kaprun 74 km

Austria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 82% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$62,930
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 616
Religion
Roman Catholic 55%none 22%Muslim 8%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hallstatt (47.5623°, 13.6491°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).