Charleville-Mézières weather in January

In January, Charleville-Mézières sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Charleville-Mézières's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Charleville-Mézières's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:40 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 18.4 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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Charleville-Mézières reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 10°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)
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251
351
451
551
651
751
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1051
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How January really feels in Charleville-Mézières

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.

Charleville-Mézières 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 / 9013.12.48.40.0
Feb / 76123.59.80.3
Mar10° / 7612.71.411.52.0
Apr14° / 6512.20.213.53.7
May17° / 7413.1015.15.0
Jun20° / 11°7412.50165.8
Jul23° / 13°7511.9015.76.4
Aug22° / 13°7712.2014.26.4
Sep18° / 10°6810.5012.45.7
Oct14° / 7712.4010.53.6
Nov / 8312.90.88.81.3
Dec / 10714.3380.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61882
71981
81981
91981
101981
111981
122080
132179
142179
152179
162179
172278
182278
192377
202377
212377
222377
232278
242377
252377
262377
272377
282476
292575
302575
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Charleville-Mézières gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1468
2468
3467
4467
5456
6456
7455
8445
9445
10435
11435
12435
13425
14426
15426
16427
17417
18418
19418
20419
21419
224110
234110
244111
254111
264012
274012
284012
294012
304012
313913

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
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3100
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5100
6100
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8100
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15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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3115light 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 8:45 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:454:43
28.08:454:44
38.08:454:45
48.08:454:46
58.08:454:47
68.18:454:48
78.18:454:49
88.18:444:50
98.18:444:52
108.28:434:53
118.28:434:54
128.28:434:55
138.28:424:57
148.38:414:58
158.38:414:59
168.38:405:01
178.48:395:02
188.48:395:03
198.48:385:05
208.58:375:06
218.58:365:08
228.68:355:09
238.68:345:11
248.78:335:12
258.78:325:14
268.78:315:15
278.88:305:17
288.88:295:19
298.98:285:20
308.98:275:22
319.08:255:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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170.9Dim
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200.9Dim
210.9Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Charleville-Mézières?

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

0.0
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 Charleville-Mézières.

What to pack for Charleville-Mézières in January

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

In January, Charleville-Mézières sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Charleville-Mézières 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 Charleville-Mézières peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Charleville-Mézières 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 Charleville-Mézières is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Charleville-Mézières?

Charleville-Mézières sits at 49.8°N, 4.7°E, 151 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sedan, 17 km away.

Topography around Charleville-Mézières

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Charleville-Mézières has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m.

The land around Charleville-Mézières is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (34%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
332 m
80 km
555 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sedan 17 km · Dinant 56 km · Walcourt 58 km · Marche-en-Famenne 68 km · Châtelet 72 km · Marcinelle 72 km · Montignies-sur-Sambre 73 km · Châtelineau 73 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 Charleville-Mézières (49.7685°, 4.7249°, elevation 151 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).