Gien weather in January

In January, Gien sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 8.7 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 14% 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 Gien's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gien's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:40 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

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 Gien 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
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How January really feels in Gien

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.

Gien 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 / 6212.11.58.70.7
Feb / 5410.51.69.91.3
Mar12° / 5410.90.511.63.2
Apr16° / 5910.6013.34.6
May19° / 10°7511.7014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°559.6015.76.7
Jul25° / 15°549015.47.0
Aug25° / 14°508.7014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°558.3012.46.6
Oct16° / 6811.6010.64.7
Nov11° / 6612.30.59.12.3
Dec / 7212.61.28.31.0

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 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92179
102080
112080
122080
132179
142179
152179
162179
172179
182278
192278
202278
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gien gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1424
2424
3424
4424
5424
6424
7414
8414
9404
10404
11394
12394
13394
14394
15394
16394
17395
18395
19385
20385
21385
22386
23386
24386
25386
26376
27376
28376
29376
30366
31366

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
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light 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 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 8:44 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:445:01
28.38:445:02
38.38:445:03
48.38:445:04
58.38:445:05
68.48:445:06
78.48:445:07
88.48:445:08
98.48:435:09
108.48:435:10
118.58:435:11
128.58:425:12
138.58:425:14
148.68:415:15
158.68:415:16
168.68:405:17
178.68:405:19
188.78:395:20
198.78:385:21
208.88:385:23
218.88:375:24
228.88:365:25
238.98:355:27
248.98:345:28
258.98:335:30
269.08:325:31
279.08:315:33
289.18:305:34
299.18:295:36
309.18:285:37
319.28:275:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.9Dim
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
171.0Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gien?

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 Gien.

What to pack for Gien in January

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

In January, Gien 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 Gien 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 Gien peaks around July 18 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 18UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gien?

Gien sits at 47.7°N, 2.6°E, 153 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montargis, 35 km away.

Topography around Gien

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gien has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m.

The land around Gien is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Montargis 35 km · Saint-Jean-de-Braye 55 km · Olivet 58 km · Orléans 59 km · Fleury-les-Aubrais 60 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 62 km · Saran 63 km · Vierzon 67 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 Gien (47.6933°, 2.6309°, elevation 153 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).