Orange weather in January

In January, Orange sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Orange's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orange's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 61 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 8:19 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 1.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

← December Orange year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Orange reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	10	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	3
10	10	3
11	10	3
12	10	3
13	10	3
14	10	3
15	10	3
16	10	3
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	10	3
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	10	3
23	10	3
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

How January really feels in Orange

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Orange 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 3°	61	7.9	0.8	9.1	2.4
Feb	12° / 3°	44	5.8	0.5	10.2	3.3
Mar	16° / 6°	47	6.7	0.1	11.6	5.4
Apr	19° / 9°	71	8.6	0	13.2	6.4
May	23° / 12°	66	8.6	0	14.5	7.1
Jun	28° / 16°	42	5.4	0	15.2	7.0
Jul	31° / 19°	31	4.2	0	15	5.6
Aug	30° / 18°	46	4.7	0	13.8	5.8
Sep	25° / 15°	95	6.8	0	12.3	7.5
Oct	20° / 11°	103	8.7	0	10.8	6.5
Nov	14° / 7°	108	10.2	0.1	9.4	4.1
Dec	11° / 4°	59	8.1	0.3	8.7	2.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	43	43	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Orange gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	22	22
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	3
2	26	3
3	26	3
4	26	4
5	26	4
6	26	4
7	26	4
8	26	3
9	26	3
10	26	3
11	26	3
12	26	3
13	26	3
14	26	2
15	26	2
16	26	2
17	26	2
18	26	2
19	26	2
20	26	2
21	25	2
22	25	2
23	25	2
24	25	2
25	24	2
26	24	2
27	23	2
28	23	2
29	23	2
30	22	2
31	22	3

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 8:22 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:22	8:21	8:21	8:21	8:21	8:21	8:20	8:20	8:19	8:19	8:18	8:18	8:17	8:17	8:16	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08
Sunset (PM)	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	8:22	5:06
2	8.8	8:22	5:07
3	8.8	8:22	5:08
4	8.8	8:22	5:09
5	8.8	8:22	5:10
6	8.8	8:22	5:11
7	8.8	8:22	5:11
8	8.8	8:21	5:12
9	8.9	8:21	5:13
10	8.9	8:21	5:14
11	8.9	8:21	5:16
12	8.9	8:21	5:17
13	9.0	8:20	5:18
14	9.0	8:20	5:19
15	9.0	8:19	5:20
16	9.0	8:19	5:21
17	9.1	8:18	5:22
18	9.1	8:18	5:23
19	9.1	8:17	5:25
20	9.2	8:17	5:26
21	9.2	8:16	5:27
22	9.2	8:16	5:28
23	9.2	8:15	5:30
24	9.3	8:14	5:31
25	9.3	8:13	5:32
26	9.3	8:13	5:34
27	9.4	8:12	5:35
28	9.4	8:11	5:36
29	9.5	8:10	5:37
30	9.5	8:09	5:39
31	9.5	8:08	5:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.4	Dim
2	1.4	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.5	Dim
5	1.5	Dim
6	1.5	Dim
7	1.5	Dim
8	1.5	Dim
9	1.5	Dim
10	1.5	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Orange?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orange.

What to pack for Orange in January

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

In January, Orange sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Orange 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 Orange peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Orange 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 Orange 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	14	16	16	13	14	11	11	12	12	11	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Orange?

Orange sits at 44.1°N, 4.8°E, 48 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sorgues, 15 km away.

Topography around Orange

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orange has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Orange is covered by trees (35%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

74 m

trees 35%

16 km

417 m

trees 40%

80 km

1,883 m

trees 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Orange year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Sorgues 15 km · Bagnols-sur-Cèze 15 km · Le Pontet 20 km · Avignon 21 km · Carpentras 21 km · L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 31 km · Cavaillon 39 km · Montélimar 47 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

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 Orange (44.1381°, 4.8102°, elevation 48 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	10	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	3
10	10	3
11	10	3
12	10	3
13	10	3
14	10	3
15	10	3
16	10	3
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	10	3
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	10	3
23	10	3
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	3
2	26	3
3	26	3
4	26	4
5	26	4
6	26	4
7	26	4
8	26	3
9	26	3
10	26	3
11	26	3
12	26	3
13	26	3
14	26	2
15	26	2
16	26	2
17	26	2
18	26	2
19	26	2
20	26	2
21	25	2
22	25	2
23	25	2
24	25	2
25	24	2
26	24	2
27	23	2
28	23	2
29	23	2
30	22	2
31	22	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	10	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	3
10	10	3
11	10	3
12	10	3
13	10	3
14	10	3
15	10	3
16	10	3
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	10	3
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	10	3
23	10	3
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	3
2	26	3
3	26	3
4	26	4
5	26	4
6	26	4
7	26	4
8	26	3
9	26	3
10	26	3
11	26	3
12	26	3
13	26	3
14	26	2
15	26	2
16	26	2
17	26	2
18	26	2
19	26	2
20	26	2
21	25	2
22	25	2
23	25	2
24	25	2
25	24	2
26	24	2
27	23	2
28	23	2
29	23	2
30	22	2
31	22	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	10	3
5	10	3
6	10	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	3
10	10	3
11	10	3
12	10	3
13	10	3
14	10	3
15	10	3
16	10	3
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	10	3
20	10	3
21	10	3
22	10	3
23	10	3
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	3
2	26	3
3	26	3
4	26	4
5	26	4
6	26	4
7	26	4
8	26	3
9	26	3
10	26	3
11	26	3
12	26	3
13	26	3
14	26	2
15	26	2
16	26	2
17	26	2
18	26	2
19	26	2
20	26	2
21	25	2
22	25	2
23	25	2
24	25	2
25	24	2
26	24	2
27	23	2
28	23	2
29	23	2
30	22	2
31	22	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100