Lyon 01 weather in January

In January, Lyon 01 sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 18% 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 Lyon 01's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lyon 01's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:24 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Lyon 01 is arrondissements of the City of Lyon, France.

Density
19,630/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 Lyon 01 reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2370
2460
2560
2660
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

How January really feels in Lyon 01

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.

Lyon 01 weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6912.52.58.90.7
Feb / 5610.22.210.11.4
Mar13° / 6010.80.811.63.5
Apr16° / 8111.80.313.34.9
May20° / 10°9012.5014.75.9
Jun24° / 14°8111.7015.46.6
Jul27° / 16°7810015.26.7
Aug27° / 15°779.6013.96.9
Sep22° / 12°939.6012.36.7
Oct17° / 9911.60.110.75.0
Nov11° / 10012.40.99.32.4
Dec / 7412.31.88.50.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143268
153367
163466
173367
183367
193367
203367
213367
223367
233268
243268
253367
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lyon 01 gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1428
2428
3428
4428
5428
6428
7418
8418
9408
10408
11408
12408
13408
14408
15408
16408
17408
18408
19408
20408
21408
22419
23419
24409
25409
26409
27409
28399
29399
30399
313810

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:28 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:285:00
28.58:285:01
38.68:285:02
48.68:285:03
58.68:285:03
68.68:285:04
78.68:275:05
88.78:275:06
98.78:275:07
108.78:275:09
118.78:275:10
128.78:265:11
138.88:265:12
148.88:255:13
158.88:255:14
168.98:245:16
178.98:245:17
188.98:235:18
198.98:235:19
209.08:225:21
219.08:215:22
229.08:215:23
239.18:205:24
249.18:195:26
259.18:185:27
269.28:175:29
279.28:165:30
289.38:155:31
299.38:155:33
309.38:135:34
319.48:125:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.32 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
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lyon 01?

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 Lyon 01.

What to pack for Lyon 01 in January

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

In January, Lyon 01 sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°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 Lyon 01 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 Lyon 01 peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lyon 01 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 Lyon 01 is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2216 µg/m³Jul 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lyon 01?

Lyon 01 sits at 45.8°N, 4.8°E, 180 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lyon 05, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Lyon 01

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lyon 01.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lyon 01 has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,479 m.

The land around Lyon 01 is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
627 m
80 km
1,479 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Lyon 05 1.0 km · Lyon 04 1.0 km · Lyon 06 1.0 km · Lyon 02 2.0 km · Lyon 03 2.0 km · Lyon 2.0 km · Lyon 09 2.0 km · Lyon 07 3.0 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 Lyon 01 (45.7676°, 4.8345°, elevation 180 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).