Pamiers weather in January

In January, Pamiers sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pamiers's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pamiers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:29 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

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 Pamiers reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°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)
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680
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1080
1180
1280
1380
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1580
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2280
2380
2480
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2680
2780
2880
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3180

How January really feels in Pamiers

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.

Pamiers 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 / -0°9913.17.19.21.2
Feb / -0°8712.57.410.21.6
Mar12° / 9013.15.511.63.0
Apr14° / 11915.54.313.13.6
May17° / 131171.114.44.7
Jun21° / 12°11515.3015.15.6
Jul23° / 14°10814.7014.96.3
Aug24° / 14°9814.2013.86.5
Sep21° / 11°8611.6012.36.2
Oct17° / 8911.90.810.85.2
Nov12° / 10913.33.59.52.7
Dec / 9212.45.48.91.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74555
84555
94555
104555
114555
124456
134456
144357
154357
164258
174258
184258
194159
204060
214060
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pamiers gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14019
24019
34019
44019
54019
63919
73920
83920
93920
103820
113821
123921
133921
143922
154022
164123
174123
184224
194324
204324
214425
224525
234525
244526
254526
264526
274526
284527
294527
304527
314428

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:31 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:315:23
28.98:315:23
38.98:315:24
48.98:315:25
58.98:315:26
68.98:315:27
78.98:315:28
89.08:315:29
99.08:315:30
109.08:305:31
119.08:305:32
129.08:305:33
139.18:305:34
149.18:295:35
159.18:295:36
169.18:295:37
179.28:285:38
189.28:285:39
199.28:275:41
209.38:265:42
219.38:265:43
229.38:255:44
239.38:255:45
249.48:245:47
259.48:235:48
269.48:225:49
279.58:225:50
289.58:215:52
299.68:205:53
309.68:195:54
319.68:185:56

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 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pamiers?

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 Pamiers.

What to pack for Pamiers in January

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

In January, Pamiers sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -0°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 Pamiers in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pamiers peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 16UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pamiers?

Pamiers sits at 43.1°N, 1.6°E, 289 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Muret, 45 km away.

Topography around Pamiers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pamiers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,014 m.

The land around Pamiers is covered by trees (34%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (29%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
703 m
80 km
3,014 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Muret 45 km · Cugnaux 51 km · Balma 56 km · Toulouse 56 km · Plaisance-du-Touch 56 km · Tournefeuille 58 km · Colomiers 59 km · Blagnac 61 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 Pamiers (43.1165°, 1.6108°, elevation 289 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).