Riom weather in January

In January, Riom sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.4 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 Riom's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:32 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.5 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 Riom reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°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)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2160
2260
2360
2460
2560
2660
2760
2860
2960
3060
3170

How January really feels in Riom

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.

Riom 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 / 5912.43.58.90.7
Feb / 48113.3101.2
Mar12° / 54111.211.63.0
Apr15° / 7913.10.613.34.1
May19° / 9314.1014.75.3
Jun22° / 12°7911.9015.56.3
Jul25° / 13°8410.5015.26.9
Aug25° / 13°8510.90146.9
Sep21° / 10°7910.2012.36.3
Oct16° / 7211.20.210.74.8
Nov10° / 7212.71.29.32.2
Dec / 6112.32.58.50.9

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142971
152971
162971
172971
182971
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
252971
262971
273070
283070
293070
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Riom gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13910
23910
33910
43910
5399
6399
7399
8399
9399
10389
11399
12399
13399
14399
154010
164010
174111
184111
194111
204112
214212
224213
234213
244213
254114
264114
274014
284014
293914
303914
313914

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 8:35 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:355:06
28.58:355:07
38.58:355:08
48.68:355:09
58.68:355:10
68.68:355:11
78.68:355:12
88.68:355:13
98.78:345:14
108.78:345:15
118.78:345:16
128.78:345:17
138.88:335:18
148.88:335:20
158.88:325:21
168.88:325:22
178.98:315:23
188.98:315:24
198.98:305:26
209.08:295:27
219.08:295:28
229.08:285:30
239.18:275:31
249.18:265:32
259.18:255:34
269.28:255:35
279.28:245:36
289.38:235:38
299.38:225:39
309.38:215:41
319.48:205:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.3 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
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Riom?

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 Riom.

What to pack for Riom in January

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Riom?

Riom sits at 45.9°N, 3.1°E, 362 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Clermont-Ferrand, 13 km away.

Topography around Riom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 350 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,675 m.

The land around Riom is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
907 m
80 km
1,675 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Clermont-Ferrand 13 km · Chamalières 14 km · Cournon-d'Auvergne 18 km · Vichy 35 km · Issoire 40 km · Montluçon 63 km · Roanne 76 km · Moulins 77 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 Riom (45.8936°, 3.1126°, elevation 362 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).