Fontainebleau weather in January

In January, Fontainebleau sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 13% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fontainebleau's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fontainebleau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:43 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.9 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 Fontainebleau 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
2871
2971
3071
3171

How January really feels in Fontainebleau

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.

Fontainebleau weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5611.618.60.7
Feb / 509.81.19.91.3
Mar12° / 5210.80.511.63.1
Apr15° / 5110.3013.44.6
May19° / 10°6310.90155.8
Jun23° / 13°5210015.86.6
Jul25° / 15°538.8015.57.0
Aug25° / 14°558.8014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°498.2012.46.6
Oct16° / 6411010.64.8
Nov11° / 6111.70.392.3
Dec / 7212.60.98.21.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92179
102179
112278
122278
132278
142278
152377
162377
172377
182377
192377
202377
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262476
272377
282377
292377
302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Fontainebleau gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1403
2403
3403
4403
5403
6393
7393
8392
9392
10392
11392
12392
13393
14383
15383
16383
17383
18373
19373
20373
21374
22364
23364
24364
25354
26354
27344
28344
29344
30345
31345

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 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light 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 12 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:47 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:474:57
28.28:474:58
38.28:474:59
48.28:475:00
58.28:475:01
68.38:475:02
78.38:475:03
88.38:465:04
98.38:465:06
108.48:465:07
118.48:455:08
128.48:455:09
138.48:445:10
148.58:445:12
158.58:435:13
168.58:435:14
178.68:425:16
188.68:415:17
198.68:415:18
208.78:405:20
218.78:395:21
228.78:385:23
238.88:375:24
248.88:365:25
258.98:355:27
268.98:345:28
278.98:335:30
289.08:325:31
299.08:315:33
309.18:305:35
319.18:295:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.97 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
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Fontainebleau?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fontainebleau.

What to pack for Fontainebleau in January

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

In January, Fontainebleau sees daytime highs around 7°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 Fontainebleau 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 Fontainebleau peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fontainebleau?

Fontainebleau sits at 48.4°N, 2.7°E, 84 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Avon, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Fontainebleau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fontainebleau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Fontainebleau is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
296 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Avon 2.0 km · Dammarie-les-Lys 13 km · Le Mée-sur-Seine 15 km · Melun 16 km · Montereau-Fault-Yonne 19 km · Savigny-le-Temple 20 km · Moissy-Cramayel 25 km · Corbeil-Essonnes 27 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 Fontainebleau (48.4091°, 2.7018°, elevation 84 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).