Steyr weather in January

In January, Steyr sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.6 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 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Steyr's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steyr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:54 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.9 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 Steyr reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 8°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)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
142-4
152-4
162-4
172-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
293-4
303-4
313-4

How January really feels in Steyr

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Steyr 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 / -4°7512.38.88.60.0
Feb / -3°6511.87.99.90.1
Mar / 8814.55.911.61.6
Apr14° / 8013.1213.43.8
May18° / 13216.70.114.95.1
Jun22° / 12°13616.3015.85.6
Jul24° / 14°13315.8015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°13314.3014.16.3
Sep19° / 10°11313.1012.45.5
Oct13° / 82120.710.63.7
Nov / 7212.24.391.0
Dec / -2°7513.48.48.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53763
63664
73763
83961
93961
103961
114159
124159
134258
144159
154159
164258
174258
184159
194159
204060
213961
223961
233862
243763
253763
263664
273664
283565
293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Steyr gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14327
24327
34227
44226
54126
64126
74025
83925
93925
103824
113724
123624
133624
143625
153625
163626
173726
183727
193728
203829
213829
223930
233931
244031
254032
264032
274132
284132
294132
304132
314132

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:594:12
28.27:594:13
38.37:594:14
48.37:594:15
58.37:594:16
68.37:584:17
78.37:584:18
88.47:584:19
98.47:584:20
108.47:574:21
118.47:574:23
128.57:574:24
138.57:564:25
148.57:564:26
158.57:554:27
168.67:544:29
178.67:544:30
188.67:534:31
198.77:524:33
208.77:524:34
218.77:514:36
228.87:504:37
238.87:494:38
248.97:484:40
258.97:474:41
268.97:464:43
279.07:454:44
289.07:444:46
299.17:434:47
309.17:424:49
319.27:414:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Steyr?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Steyr.

What to pack for Steyr in January

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

In January, Steyr sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Steyr 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 Steyr peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steyr?

Steyr sits at 48.0°N, 14.4°E, 290 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Ansfelden, 21 km away.

WelsAmstettenHallstattCesky KrumlovSankt Pölten

Topography around Steyr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steyr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,241 m.

The land around Steyr is covered by trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
929 m
80 km
2,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ansfelden 21 km · Traun 24 km · Linz 31 km · Wels 32 km · Amstetten 35 km · Hallstatt 79 km · Cesky Krumlov 86 km · Sankt Pölten 92 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 Steyr (48.0427°, 14.4213°, elevation 290 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).