Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer weather in January

In January, Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 113 mm of precipitation across 13.7 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 -0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
113 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:58 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is locality in Zell am See District.

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 -0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

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.

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 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-0° / -8°11313.713.48.70.0
Feb / -7°10513.713.89.90.0
Mar / -4°14416.913.611.60.2
Apr10° / -0°13116.39.413.31.9
May15° / 207213.514.93.4
Jun18° / 23021.20.515.74.3
Jul20° / 10°23221.50.115.44.7
Aug20° / 10°21019.20.214.15.0
Sep16° / 17516.31.412.44.1
Oct11° / 129144.710.62.7
Nov / -3°11413.210.29.10.4
Dec / -7°1201513.58.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
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43763
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303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer gets around 113 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 43% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14946
24845
34745
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54644
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94341
104240
114139
124039
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304646
314746

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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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 4:21 PM to 4:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:024:21
28.38:024:22
38.38:024:23
48.48:024:24
58.48:024:25
68.48:024:26
78.48:024:27
88.48:024:28
98.58:014:29
108.58:014:30
118.58:014:31
128.58:004:32
138.68:004:34
148.67:594:35
158.67:594:36
168.77:584:37
178.77:584:39
188.77:574:40
198.77:564:41
208.87:564:43
218.87:554:44
228.97:544:45
238.97:534:47
248.97:524:48
259.07:524:50
269.07:514:51
279.17:504:53
289.17:494:54
299.17:484:56
309.27:464:57
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 1.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.42 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
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer.

What to pack for Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer in January

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

In January, Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 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 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer peaks around July 11 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 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer sits at 47.4°N, 12.8°E, 748 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Zell am See, 12 km away.

Bad ReichenhallKitzbuhelBad GasteinSalzburgFreilassingTraunstein

Topography around Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m around an average of 817 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,294 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,273 m.

The land around Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
648 m
16 km
2,294 m
80 km
3,273 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Zell am See 12 km · Kaprun 18 km · Bad Reichenhall 34 km · Kitzbuhel 34 km · Bad Gastein 41 km · Salzburg 44 km · Freilassing 47 km · Traunstein 51 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 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (47.4268°, 12.848°, elevation 748 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).