Traun weather in January

In January, Traun sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 17% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Traun's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Traun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:56 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13 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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Traun reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-2
303-2
313-2

How January really feels in Traun

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.

Traun weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5911.26.88.60.0
Feb / -2°4910.15.49.90.2
Mar10° / 6712.53.511.62.0
Apr15° / 5510.40.913.44.4
May19° / 10°8813.1014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°8713.6015.86.2
Jul25° / 15°9313.7015.56.4
Aug25° / 15°8611.3014.16.7
Sep19° / 11°7410.9012.46.0
Oct14° / 6210.60.410.63.9
Nov / 5410.32.691.1
Dec / -1°57125.78.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
83070
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143367
153367
163367
173268
183268
193169
203169
213169
223070
232971
242971
252971
262971
273070
282971
292971
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Traun gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14021
24021
34021
44021
54021
63921
73921
83821
93720
103620
113520
123420
133320
143320
153320
163220
173221
183221
193221
203322
213322
223422
233423
243523
253523
263523
273623
283622
293622
303622
313622

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 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 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:004:12
28.28:004:13
38.28:004:14
48.28:004:15
58.38:004:16
68.38:004:17
78.38:004:18
88.37:594:19
98.47:594:20
108.47:594:21
118.47:584:23
128.47:584:24
138.57:574:25
148.57:574:26
158.57:564:28
168.57:564:29
178.67:554:30
188.67:554:31
198.77:544:33
208.77:534:34
218.77:524:36
228.87:514:37
238.87:514:39
248.87:504:40
258.97:494:41
268.97:484:43
279.07:474:44
289.07:464:46
299.07:454:47
309.17:434:49
319.17:424:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Traun?

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 Traun.

What to pack for Traun in January

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

In January, Traun sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Traun 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 Traun peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Traun in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Traun is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Traun's WHO annual average of 13 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Oct 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Traun?

Traun sits at 48.2°N, 14.2°E, 273 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Ansfelden, 4.0 km away.

AmstettenCesky KrumlovPassauHallstatt

Topography around Traun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Traun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,237 m.

The land around Traun is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (31%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
459 m
80 km
2,237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ansfelden 4.0 km · Linz 10 km · Wels 16 km · Steyr 24 km · Amstetten 48 km · Cesky Krumlov 66 km · Passau 71 km · Hallstatt 85 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 Traun (48.2209°, 14.2383°, elevation 273 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).