Châteauroux weather in January

In January, Châteauroux sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Châteauroux's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Châteauroux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:41 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 15 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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Châteauroux reaches about 8°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 13°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)
182
282
382
482
582
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2372
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3182

How January really feels in Châteauroux

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.

Châteauroux weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6411.81.28.81.1
Feb / 5410.51.5101.6
Mar13° / 5510.70.311.63.5
Apr16° / 6611.5013.34.7
May20° / 10°7311.9014.85.8
Jun23° / 13°559.7015.66.7
Jul26° / 15°498.6015.36.9
Aug26° / 15°478.70147.0
Sep22° / 12°557.8012.46.8
Oct17° / 7111.4010.65.1
Nov11° / 6812.50.29.22.6
Dec / 7212.70.68.41.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162377
172377
182377
192377
202278
212278
222377
232377
242377
252476
262476
272476
282674
292674
302674
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Châteauroux gets around 64 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1402
2403
3403
4403
5403
6393
7393
8383
9383
10373
11373
12373
13363
14363
15363
16363
17373
18373
19373
20373
21374
22384
23384
24384
25385
26385
27385
28385
29386
30386
31386

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 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 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 8:44 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:445:08
28.48:445:09
38.48:445:10
48.48:445:11
58.58:445:12
68.58:445:13
78.58:445:14
88.58:445:15
98.58:445:16
108.68:435:17
118.68:435:18
128.68:435:19
138.68:425:21
148.78:425:22
158.78:415:23
168.78:415:24
178.88:405:26
188.88:405:27
198.88:395:28
208.98:385:30
218.98:375:31
228.98:375:32
239.08:365:34
249.08:355:35
259.08:345:36
269.18:335:38
279.18:325:39
289.28:315:41
299.28:305:42
309.28:295:44
319.38:285:45

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 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 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
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
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
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Châteauroux?

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

1.1
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 Châteauroux.

What to pack for Châteauroux in January

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

In January, Châteauroux sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Châteauroux 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 Châteauroux peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Châteauroux?

Châteauroux sits at 46.8°N, 1.7°E, 160 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vierzon, 54 km away.

Topography around Châteauroux

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Châteauroux has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m.

The land around Châteauroux is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), trees (32%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
654 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Vierzon 54 km · Bourges 61 km · Romorantin-Lanthenay 62 km · Guéret 73 km · Montluçon 87 km · Châtellerault 87 km · Blois 91 km · Saint-Avertin 95 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 Châteauroux (46.8125°, 1.6936°, elevation 160 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).