Chenôve weather in January

In January, Chenôve sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 17% 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 Chenôve's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chenôve's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:29 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

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 Chenôve reaches about 6°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 0°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
151
251
361
461
561
661
761
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1660
1760
1860
1950
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2150
2250
2350
2450
2550
2650
2750
2850
2950
3050
3160

How January really feels in Chenôve

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.

Chenôve weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7312.42.58.70.2
Feb / 62112.59.90.9
Mar12° / 6611.81.211.62.9
Apr15° / 7512.20.213.34.5
May19° / 10°8913014.85.6
Jun23° / 13°7412.3015.76.4
Jul26° / 15°7111.3015.36.6
Aug25° / 14°7010.8014.16.8
Sep21° / 11°7510.1012.46.3
Oct16° / 8912.3010.64.5
Nov / 9112.619.11.8
Dec / 8413.62.38.30.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42278
52377
62377
72476
82476
92476
102674
112674
122674
132773
142773
152773
162773
172872
182872
192872
202872
212773
222773
232773
242773
252674
262674
272674
282773
292773
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chenôve gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1439
2439
3439
4439
5438
6438
7438
8427
9427
10417
11417
12417
13417
14407
15407
16407
17407
18407
19397
20398
21398
22398
23398
24399
25399
26399
27399
28399
293910
303910
313910

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 8:33 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:334:53
28.38:334:54
38.48:334:55
48.48:334:56
58.48:334:57
68.48:334:58
78.48:334:59
88.58:335:00
98.58:325:01
108.58:325:02
118.58:325:03
128.68:315:04
138.68:315:06
148.68:305:07
158.68:305:08
168.78:295:09
178.78:295:11
188.78:285:12
198.88:275:13
208.88:275:15
218.88:265:16
228.98:255:17
238.98:245:19
248.98:235:20
259.08:225:22
269.08:225:23
279.18:215:24
289.18:205:26
299.18:185:27
309.28:175:29
319.28:165:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
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
171.2Dim
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 Chenôve?

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

0.2
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 Chenôve.

What to pack for Chenôve in January

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

In January, Chenôve sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 0°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 Chenôve 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 Chenôve peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chenôve?

Chenôve sits at 47.3°N, 5.0°E, 266 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Dijon, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Chenôve

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chenôve has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 742 m.

The land around Chenôve is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (30%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
209 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
742 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Dijon 2.0 km · Beaune 32 km · Dole 43 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 58 km · Autun 66 km · Le Creusot 70 km · Saint-Leu 73 km · Besançon 77 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 Chenôve (47.2932°, 5.0046°, elevation 266 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).