Pont-à-Mousson weather in January

In January, Pont-à-Mousson sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pont-à-Mousson's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pont-à-Mousson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:31 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 17.6 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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pont-à-Mousson reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 10°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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251
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How January really feels in Pont-à-Mousson

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.

Pont-à-Mousson weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6611.92.28.50.0
Feb / 5610.62.49.80.5
Mar10° / 5911.71.111.62.4
Apr15° / 54110.113.44.2
May19° / 6912.60155.5
Jun22° / 12°6010.4015.96.4
Jul24° / 14°5710.4015.56.9
Aug24° / 14°6210.7014.26.8
Sep20° / 11°649.4012.46.2
Oct14° / 6611.3010.54.0
Nov / 6912.10.88.91.5
Dec / 82142.58.10.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92377
102377
112476
122476
132476
142575
152575
162575
172476
182377
192377
202377
212377
222377
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pont-à-Mousson gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1458
2458
3458
4447
5447
6447
7436
8436
9426
10426
11416
12406
13396
14396
15386
16376
17376
18366
19357
20357
21357
22358
23348
24348
25349
26349
27359
28359
29359
30359
31359

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
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5100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:36 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:364:42
28.18:364:43
38.18:364:44
48.18:364:45
58.28:364:46
68.28:364:47
78.28:354:48
88.28:354:49
98.38:354:50
108.38:344:51
118.38:344:52
128.38:344:54
138.48:334:55
148.48:324:56
158.48:324:57
168.58:314:59
178.58:315:00
188.58:305:02
198.68:295:03
208.68:285:04
218.68:285:06
228.78:275:07
238.78:265:09
248.88:255:10
258.88:245:12
268.88:235:13
278.98:225:15
288.98:215:16
299.08:205:18
309.08:185:19
319.18:175:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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170.9Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pont-à-Mousson?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pont-à-Mousson.

What to pack for Pont-à-Mousson in January

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

In January, Pont-à-Mousson sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pont-à-Mousson 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 Pont-à-Mousson 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 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pont-à-Mousson 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 Pont-à-Mousson is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pont-à-Mousson?

Pont-à-Mousson sits at 48.9°N, 6.1°E, 180 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montigny-lès-Metz, 22 km away.

Topography around Pont-à-Mousson

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pont-à-Mousson.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pont-à-Mousson has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m.

The land around Pont-à-Mousson is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (35%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
397 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Montigny-lès-Metz 22 km · Metz 25 km · Laxou 26 km · Nancy 26 km · Villers-lès-Nancy 27 km · Toul 28 km · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 29 km · Hayange 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
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 Pont-à-Mousson (48.907°, 6.0564°, 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).