Montluçon weather in January

In January, Montluçon sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 8.8 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 16% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Montluçon's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montluçon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:35 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.2 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 Montluçon reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How January really feels in Montluçon

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.

Montluçon 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 / 6412.62.98.80.7
Feb / 5311.13101.2
Mar12° / 5711.51.211.63.0
Apr15° / 7613.10.413.34.1
May19° / 8313.2014.75.4
Jun22° / 12°6011015.56.4
Jul25° / 14°549.2015.27.0
Aug25° / 14°5710.10147.0
Sep21° / 11°649.5012.46.3
Oct16° / 6711.80.110.74.7
Nov11° / 7212.80.89.22.2
Dec / 6713.12.38.51.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92476
102476
112575
122575
132575
142575
152674
162575
172575
182575
192575
202575
212674
222773
232773
242773
252773
262773
272773
282674
292773
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Montluçon gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 41% 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 (%)
1429
2428
3428
4428
5418
6418
7417
8407
9407
10407
11397
12397
13397
14398
15408
16408
17409
18409
19419
204110
214110
224110
234111
244111
254111
264112
274112
284112
294012
304012
313912

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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:39 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:395:07
28.58:395:07
38.58:395:08
48.58:395:09
58.58:395:10
68.58:395:11
78.68:395:12
88.68:385:13
98.68:385:14
108.68:385:15
118.68:385:16
128.78:375:18
138.78:375:19
148.78:365:20
158.88:365:21
168.88:355:22
178.88:355:24
188.88:345:25
198.98:345:26
208.98:335:28
218.98:325:29
229.08:315:30
239.08:315:32
249.18:305:33
259.18:295:34
269.18:285:36
279.28:275:37
289.28:265:39
299.28:255:40
309.38:245:41
319.38:235:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Montluçon?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Montluçon.

What to pack for Montluçon in January

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

In January, Montluçon 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 Montluçon 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 Montluçon peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montluçon?

Montluçon sits at 46.3°N, 2.6°E, 208 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Guéret, 59 km away.

Topography around Montluçon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montluçon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 242 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,319 m.

The land around Montluçon is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (53%), trees (23%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%), trees (30%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
1,319 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Guéret 59 km · Moulins 61 km · Riom 63 km · Vichy 68 km · Chamalières 72 km · Clermont-Ferrand 73 km · Cournon-d'Auvergne 81 km · Nevers 84 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 Montluçon (46.3402°, 2.6025°, elevation 208 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).