Dreux weather in January

In January, Dreux sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dreux's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dreux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:49 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.1 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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dreux reaches about 7°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 1°C and 12°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)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3171

How January really feels in Dreux

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.

Dreux weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4910.518.50.7
Feb / 419.41.39.81.2
Mar11° / 479.90.511.62.8
Apr14° / 4810.8013.44.1
May18° / 6010.70155.4
Jun21° / 12°549.6015.96.3
Jul24° / 14°488.9015.57.0
Aug24° / 13°508.2014.27.1
Sep20° / 11°438.2012.46.5
Oct16° / 5710.2010.54.6
Nov10° / 5310.80.292.2
Dec / 6112.20.98.10.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92377
102278
112278
122377
132377
142278
152377
162377
172377
182377
192377
202377
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262278
272278
282377
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dreux gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2373
3373
4363
5363
6363
7353
8353
9353
10343
11343
12343
13343
14343
15343
16343
17343
18343
19333
20333
21334
22334
23334
24334
25334
26324
27324
28324
29324
30325
31325

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 17 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 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 8:54 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:545:01
28.18:545:02
38.28:545:03
48.28:545:04
58.28:545:05
68.28:545:06
78.28:535:07
88.38:535:08
98.38:535:10
108.38:525:11
118.38:525:12
128.48:525:13
138.48:515:14
148.48:515:16
158.48:505:17
168.58:495:18
178.58:495:20
188.58:485:21
198.68:475:22
208.68:465:24
218.78:465:25
228.78:455:27
238.78:445:28
248.88:435:30
258.88:425:31
268.98:415:33
278.98:405:34
288.98:395:36
299.08:385:37
309.08:375:39
319.18:355:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dreux?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dreux.

What to pack for Dreux in January

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

In January, Dreux sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Dreux 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 Dreux peaks around August 11 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dreux 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 Dreux is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1018 µg/m³Jul 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dreux?

Dreux sits at 48.7°N, 1.4°E, 96 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Chartres, 33 km away.

Topography around Dreux

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dreux has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Dreux is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), trees (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
347 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Chartres 33 km · Lucé 34 km · Rambouillet 36 km · Évreux 36 km · Mantes-la-Ville 36 km · Mantes-la-Jolie 38 km · Limay 40 km · Vernon 40 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 Dreux (48.7365°, 1.3657°, elevation 96 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).