Chaumont weather in January

In January, Chaumont sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chaumont's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chaumont's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
89 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:32 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Chaumont reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 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)
151
251
351
451
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
1950
2050
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2250
2350
2450
2550
2650
2750
2850
2950
3050
3150

How January really feels in Chaumont

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.

Chaumont weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8913.338.60.0
Feb / 7411.93.49.90.5
Mar11° / 7712.51.711.62.4
Apr15° / 7512.20.313.44.0
May18° / 9214.2014.95.2
Jun22° / 12°7712.4015.86.1
Jul24° / 14°7312015.46.7
Aug24° / 14°7711.5014.16.7
Sep20° / 11°8110.6012.46.0
Oct15° / 8812.60.110.64.0
Nov / 9513.31.291.4
Dec / 10214.73.58.20.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62278
72278
82377
92377
102377
112476
122476
132476
142476
152575
162575
172674
182674
192674
202674
212575
222674
232674
242674
252674
262674
272674
282674
292674
302674
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chaumont gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14912
24812
34811
44810
54810
6489
7479
8478
9468
10458
11458
12458
13448
14448
15439
16439
17429
184210
194110
204110
214011
224011
234011
244011
253912
263912
273912
283912
293912
303912
313912

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 13 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
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:36 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:364:49
28.28:364:50
38.28:364:51
48.38:364:52
58.38:364:53
68.38:364:54
78.38:364:55
88.38:354:56
98.48:354:57
108.48:354:58
118.48:344:59
128.48:345:01
138.58:335:02
148.58:335:03
158.58:325:04
168.68:325:06
178.68:315:07
188.68:315:08
198.78:305:10
208.78:295:11
218.78:285:12
228.88:275:14
238.88:275:15
248.98:265:17
258.98:255:18
268.98:245:20
279.08:235:21
289.08:225:23
299.18:215:24
309.18:195:26
319.28:185:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Chaumont?

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 Chaumont.

What to pack for Chaumont in January

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

In January, Chaumont 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 Chaumont 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 Chaumont peaks around July 17 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 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chaumont?

Chaumont sits at 48.1°N, 5.1°E, 322 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Dizier, 60 km away.

Topography around Chaumont

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chaumont has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m.

The land around Chaumont is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
490 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Saint-Dizier 60 km · Bar-le-Duc 74 km · Vitry-le-François 80 km · Troyes 81 km · Toul 84 km · Dijon 89 km · Chenôve 92 km · Vesoul 92 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 Chaumont (48.1112°, 5.1413°, elevation 322 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).