Kaprun weather in January

In January, Kaprun sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Kaprun's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaprun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
93 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:58 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kaprun reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 2°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)
1-3-9
2-3-9
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31-3-10

How January really feels in Kaprun

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.

Kaprun weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -10°9313.2148.70.0
Feb-2° / -9°8613.214.19.90.0
Mar / -6°11716.315.711.60.0
Apr / -2°11315.612.213.30.6
May11° / 16520814.82.2
Jun15° / 19521.53.415.73.3
Jul17° / 20221.71.715.34.1
Aug17° / 20120.31144.2
Sep13° / 15015.44.712.43.0
Oct / 12212.97.710.61.5
Nov / -5°11013.312.29.10.0
Dec-2° / -9°9714.414.68.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63763
73763
83862
93763
103961
114060
124060
134060
144258
154258
164159
174159
184258
194159
204159
214060
224060
233961
243961
253961
263862
273862
283763
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kaprun gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14849
24848
34748
44747
54647
64546
74545
84444
94344
104243
114142
124041
133941
143941
153841
163841
173842
183942
193942
203943
214044
224044
234145
244145
254246
264346
274347
284447
294448
304548
314548

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 5 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 8:02 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 4:22 PM to 4:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:024:22
28.38:024:23
38.48:024:24
48.48:024:25
58.48:024:26
68.48:024:27
78.48:024:28
88.58:014:29
98.58:014:30
108.58:014:31
118.58:014:32
128.68:004:33
138.68:004:35
148.67:594:36
158.67:594:37
168.77:584:38
178.77:584:40
188.77:574:41
198.87:564:42
208.87:564:44
218.87:554:45
228.97:544:46
238.97:534:48
248.97:524:49
259.07:514:51
269.07:504:52
279.17:494:53
289.17:484:55
299.27:474:56
309.27:464:58
319.27:454:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kaprun?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaprun.

What to pack for Kaprun in January

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

In January, Kaprun sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kaprun 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 Kaprun peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaprun?

Kaprun sits at 47.3°N, 12.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Zell am See, 6.0 km away.

Bad GasteinKitzbuhelBad ReichenhallSalzburgFreilassingTraunstein

Topography around Kaprun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaprun has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,218 m around an average of 996 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,256 m.

The land around Kaprun is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,218 m
16 km
2,821 m
80 km
3,256 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Zell am See 6.0 km · Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 18 km · Bad Gastein 33 km · Kitzbuhel 34 km · Bad Reichenhall 52 km · Salzburg 62 km · Freilassing 65 km · Traunstein 67 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 Kaprun (47.2724°, 12.7599°, 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).