Limoges weather in January

In January, Limoges sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Limoges's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limoges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
93 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:39 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Limoges is commune in Haute-Vienne, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,809/km²
people per km²

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 Limoges 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 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)
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
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How January really feels in Limoges

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.

Limoges weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9313.31.88.90.9
Feb / 7410.91.910.11.5
Mar12° / 8012.40.611.63.1
Apr15° / 9613.50.213.34.1
May19° / 9714014.75.3
Jun22° / 13°8311.2015.56.4
Jul25° / 14°6510.2015.27.0
Aug25° / 14°739.8013.97.1
Sep21° / 11°789.6012.36.4
Oct16° / 9512.8010.74.7
Nov11° / 10313.80.59.32.3
Dec / 10113.518.51.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32476
42476
52476
62377
72377
82476
92377
102476
112476
122476
132476
142377
152377
162575
172575
182575
192575
202575
212674
222674
232674
242674
252674
262773
272773
282872
292872
302872
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Limoges gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1465
2465
3465
4464
5464
6454
7454
8454
9444
10444
11434
12434
13434
14424
15424
16424
17425
18425
19425
20416
21416
22416
23417
24417
25417
26417
27417
28408
29408
30408
31408

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 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 8:42 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:425:14
28.58:425:15
38.68:425:16
48.68:425:17
58.68:425:18
68.68:425:19
78.68:425:20
88.68:425:21
98.78:425:22
108.78:415:23
118.78:415:24
128.78:415:25
138.88:405:26
148.88:405:27
158.88:395:28
168.88:395:30
178.98:385:31
188.98:385:32
198.98:375:33
209.08:375:35
219.08:365:36
229.08:355:37
239.18:345:39
249.18:345:40
259.18:335:41
269.28:325:43
279.28:315:44
289.38:305:45
299.38:295:47
309.38:285:48
319.48:275:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Limoges?

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

0.9
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 Limoges.

What to pack for Limoges in January

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

In January, Limoges sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Limoges 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 Limoges peaks around July 20 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 highModerateLowJul 20UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Limoges?

Limoges sits at 45.8°N, 1.2°E, 309 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Guéret, 61 km away.

Topography around Limoges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limoges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Limoges is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
936 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Guéret 61 km · Tulle 75 km · Brive-la-Gaillarde 78 km · Périgueux 83 km · Angoulême 87 km · Poitiers 109 km · Châteauroux 114 km · Montluçon 119 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 Limoges (45.8336°, 1.2476°, elevation 309 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).