Beauvais weather in January

In January, Beauvais sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Beauvais's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beauvais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:49 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Beauvais reaches about 6°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 1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
162
262
362
462
562
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1662
1762
1862
1962
2062
2162
2262
2362
2462
2561
2661
2761
2861
2961
3061
3161

How January really feels in Beauvais

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.

Beauvais weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5711.118.40.6
Feb / 5010.51.69.81.0
Mar11° / 5210.50.611.52.5
Apr14° / 5511.10.213.43.9
May17° / 6311.7015.15.2
Jun20° / 12°5810.60166.1
Jul23° / 14°5410.3015.66.7
Aug23° / 13°6310.3014.26.7
Sep19° / 11°448.7012.46.2
Oct15° / 6310.9010.54.3
Nov10° / 6211.80.38.92.0
Dec / 7312.71.380.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72476
82476
92476
102476
112575
122575
132575
142476
152476
162476
172476
182476
192476
202476
212476
222377
232476
242476
252377
262278
272278
282377
292377
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Beauvais gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2383
3383
4373
5373
6373
7363
8363
9363
10353
11353
12353
13363
14363
15363
16363
17363
18363
19363
20364
21364
22364
23364
24364
25364
26364
27364
28364
29364
30365
31365

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:544:55
28.08:544:56
38.08:544:57
48.18:544:58
58.18:544:59
68.18:545:00
78.18:545:01
88.28:535:02
98.28:535:04
108.28:535:05
118.28:525:06
128.38:525:07
138.38:515:09
148.38:515:10
158.48:505:11
168.48:495:13
178.48:495:14
188.58:485:15
198.58:475:17
208.58:465:18
218.68:455:20
228.68:455:21
238.78:445:23
248.78:435:24
258.78:425:26
268.88:415:27
278.88:405:29
288.98:385:30
298.98:375:32
309.08:365:34
319.08:355:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Beauvais?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Beauvais.

What to pack for Beauvais in January

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

In January, Beauvais sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Beauvais 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 Beauvais peaks around June 21 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Beauvais?

Beauvais sits at 49.4°N, 2.1°E, 71 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nogent-sur-Oise, 33 km away.

Topography around Beauvais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beauvais has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Beauvais is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (29%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nogent-sur-Oise 33 km · Creil 35 km · Osny 40 km · Pontoise 43 km · Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 43 km · Cergy-Pontoise 44 km · Cergy 44 km · Senlis 44 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 Beauvais (49.4333°, 2.0833°, elevation 71 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).