Belfort weather in January

In January, Belfort sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 123 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Belfort's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belfort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
123 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:23 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 15.2 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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Belfort reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°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 9°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)
14-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
104-1
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
184-1
194-1
204-1
214-1
224-1
234-1
244-1
254-1
264-1
274-1
284-1
294-1
304-1
314-1

How January really feels in Belfort

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.

Belfort weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°12314.16.48.70.0
Feb / -1°102126.29.90.2
Mar10° / 10413.43.711.62.1
Apr14° / 8313.11.113.33.7
May18° / 10915.10.114.95.0
Jun22° / 12°8713.5015.75.9
Jul24° / 14°8213.6015.46.4
Aug23° / 14°8312.5014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°9211.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 10712.80.310.63.6
Nov / 11413.62.79.11.1
Dec / 14315.56.48.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72575
82674
92674
102773
112773
122872
132773
142773
152872
162872
172872
182872
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242773
252773
262773
272773
282773
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Belfort gets around 123 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14819
24819
34819
44819
54719
64718
74718
84618
94618
104519
114519
124519
134520
144520
154520
164521
174521
184522
194522
204422
214423
224423
234423
244424
254424
264424
274424
284424
294324
304324
314324

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 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 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 8:27 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:274:44
28.38:274:45
38.38:274:46
48.38:274:47
58.38:274:48
68.48:274:49
78.48:274:50
88.48:274:51
98.48:264:52
108.58:264:53
118.58:264:54
128.58:254:56
138.58:254:57
148.68:244:58
158.68:244:59
168.68:235:01
178.78:235:02
188.78:225:03
198.78:215:05
208.88:205:06
218.88:205:07
228.88:195:09
238.98:185:10
248.98:175:12
258.98:165:13
269.08:155:14
279.08:145:16
289.18:135:17
299.18:125:19
309.28:115:20
319.28:105:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
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 Belfort?

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 Belfort.

What to pack for Belfort in January

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

In January, Belfort sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Belfort 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 Belfort 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 January 1 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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Belfort?

Belfort sits at 47.6°N, 6.9°E, 362 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montbéliard, 15 km away.

Topography around Belfort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belfort has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,416 m.

The land around Belfort is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
273 m
16 km
835 m
80 km
1,416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Montbéliard 15 km · Audincourt 18 km · Mulhouse 38 km · Illzach 40 km · Wittenheim 40 km · Allschwil 52 km · Saint-Louis 53 km · Vesoul 53 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 Belfort (47.6422°, 6.8539°, elevation 362 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).