Rochefort weather in January

In January, Rochefort sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 19% 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 Rochefort's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rochefort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:48 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

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 Rochefort reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°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 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1104
2104
3104
4104
5104
6104
7104
8104
9104
10104
11104
12104
13104
14104
15104
16104
17104
18104
19104
20104
21104
22104
23104
24104
25104
26104
27104
28104
29104
30104
31104

How January really feels in Rochefort

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rochefort 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 7211.58.92.0
Feb11° / 539.4102.6
Mar14° / 5510.511.64.0
Apr16° / 5910.413.35.1
May20° / 11°6311.614.76.0
Jun23° / 14°508.315.57.0
Jul25° / 16°376.815.27.4
Aug26° / 16°427.1147.4
Sep23° / 13°517.812.37.1
Oct18° / 11°7711.510.75.6
Nov13° / 8312.29.33.5
Dec10° / 8012.18.52.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62872
72971
82971
92971
102872
112872
122872
132872
142971
153070
163070
173070
183169
193169
203169
213070
223070
233169
243070
253169
263169
273070
283169
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Rochefort gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1411
2411
3411
4411
5411
6411
7401
8401
9401
10401
11391
12391
13391
14381
15381
16381
17371
18371
19371
20361
21361
22351
23351
24341
25341
26331
27331
28331
29331
30331
31332

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 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

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 8:52 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:525:22
28.58:525:23
38.58:525:24
48.68:525:25
58.68:525:26
68.68:515:27
78.68:515:28
88.68:515:29
98.78:515:30
108.78:515:31
118.78:505:32
128.78:505:33
138.78:505:35
148.88:495:36
158.88:495:37
168.88:485:38
178.98:485:39
188.98:475:41
198.98:465:42
209.08:465:43
219.08:455:44
229.08:445:46
239.18:445:47
249.18:435:48
259.18:425:50
269.28:415:51
279.28:405:53
289.28:395:54
299.38:385:55
309.38:375:57
319.48:365:58

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 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June 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
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Rochefort?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rochefort.

What to pack for Rochefort in January

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

In January, Rochefort sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Rochefort in January

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 1 to Aug 23 — about 0.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul20Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Rochefort 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 Rochefort peaks around July 19 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 highModerateLowJul 19UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rochefort?

Rochefort sits at 45.9°N, 1.0°W, 15 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is La Rochelle, 28 km away.

Topography around Rochefort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rochefort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Rochefort is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
282 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: La Rochelle 28 km · Saintes 34 km · Royan 35 km · Cognac 57 km · Niort 58 km · Fontenay-le-Comte 60 km · Les Sables-d'Olonne 88 km · La Roche-sur-Yon 88 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 Rochefort (45.943°, -0.9677°, elevation 15 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).