Laval weather in January

In January, Laval sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°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 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 Laval's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laval's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:55 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Laval is city and capital of Mayenne, France.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.8 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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Laval reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°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)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2582
2682
2782
2882
2982
3082
3182

How January really feels in Laval

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.

Laval weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7011.50.68.61.2
Feb / 559.70.69.91.7
Mar12° / 5610.80.211.63.1
Apr15° / 5710.9013.44.3
May18° / 6410.9014.95.6
Jun22° / 12°528.9015.86.5
Jul24° / 14°458.3015.47.2
Aug24° / 14°508.1014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°517.9012.46.6
Oct16° / 7111.4010.64.8
Nov11° / 6811.3092.7
Dec / 7711.70.58.21.4

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102278
112278
122377
132476
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202674
212575
222674
232674
242674
252674
262674
272674
282773
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Laval gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1401
2411
3411
4411
5411
6411
7411
8411
9401
10401
11401
12391
13391
14391
15381
16382
17372
18372
19362
20362
21352
22352
23342
24342
25333
26333
27333
28333
29333
30333
31333

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, the windiest month of the year.

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
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 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 9:00 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.29:005:13
28.29:005:14
38.39:005:15
48.39:005:16
58.38:595:17
68.38:595:18
78.38:595:19
88.38:595:20
98.48:595:21
108.48:585:22
118.48:585:23
128.48:575:24
138.58:575:26
148.58:565:27
158.58:565:28
168.68:555:29
178.68:555:31
188.68:545:32
198.78:535:33
208.78:535:35
218.78:525:36
228.88:515:38
238.88:505:39
248.98:495:41
258.98:485:42
268.98:475:43
279.08:465:45
289.08:455:46
299.18:445:48
309.18:435:50
319.28:425:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
111.0Dim
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 Laval?

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

1.2
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 Laval.

What to pack for Laval in January

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

In January, Laval sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°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 Laval 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 Laval peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Laval?

Laval sits at 48.1°N, 0.8°W, 54 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Mayenne, 28 km away.

Topography around Laval

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laval has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m.

The land around Laval is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (34%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
439 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Mayenne 28 km · Vitré 33 km · Fougères 44 km · Cesson-Sévigné 62 km · La Flèche 66 km · Rennes 67 km · Angers 69 km · Le Mans 73 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 Laval (48.0725°, -0.7702°, elevation 54 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).