Albi weather in January

In January, Albi sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Albi's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:29 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.3 µg/m³ · 2015

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Albi reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
492
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2192
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

How January really feels in Albi

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.

Albi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7711.81.69.11.5
Feb10° / 649.71.310.22.1
Mar13° / 7010.50.611.63.8
Apr16° / 8811.70.113.24.8
May20° / 10°8011.5014.56.0
Jun24° / 13°618.8015.27.0
Jul27° / 15°507.4014.97.2
Aug27° / 15°507.8013.87.2
Sep23° / 12°698.5012.37.0
Oct18° / 7110.3010.85.7
Nov12° / 8011.30.39.43.2
Dec / 8211.40.68.81.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173169
183268
193268
203268
213367
223367
233367
243367
253367
263367
273466
283565
293565
303565
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Albi gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2383
3383
4384
5384
6384
7384
8374
9374
10364
11364
12364
13374
14374
15374
16384
17384
18384
19384
20395
21395
22395
23395
24396
25396
26396
27397
28387
29387
30387
31377

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:32 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:325:18
28.88:325:18
38.88:325:19
48.88:325:20
58.88:325:21
68.88:325:22
78.98:325:23
88.98:315:24
98.98:315:25
108.98:315:26
118.98:315:27
129.08:305:28
139.08:305:29
149.08:305:30
159.08:295:31
169.18:295:32
179.18:285:34
189.18:285:35
199.18:275:36
209.28:275:37
219.28:265:38
229.28:265:40
239.38:255:41
249.38:245:42
259.38:235:43
269.48:235:45
279.48:225:46
289.48:215:47
299.58:205:49
309.58:195:50
319.68:185:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.43 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
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
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
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Albi?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Albi.

What to pack for Albi in January

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

In January, Albi sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Albi 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 Albi peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Albi 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 Albi is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Albi's WHO annual average of 15.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2320 µg/m³Nov 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Albi?

Albi sits at 43.9°N, 2.1°E, 177 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Castres, 37 km away.

Topography around Albi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m.

The land around Albi is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (27%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
1,201 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Castres 37 km · Rodez 58 km · Balma 63 km · Montauban 64 km · Toulouse 67 km · Blagnac 69 km · Colomiers 74 km · Tournefeuille 77 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Albi (43.9298°, 2.148°, elevation 177 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).