Strasbourg weather in January

In January, Strasbourg sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 21% 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 Strasbourg's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strasbourg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:23 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Strasbourg is capital and largest city of Grand Est, located in the historical region of Alsace.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,512/km²
people per km²
Founded
~11 BCE

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 Strasbourg 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 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Strasbourg

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.

Strasbourg weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7213.23.18.50.0
Feb / 6311.23.19.80.7
Mar11° / 7012.51.311.62.7
Apr16° / 6011.60.113.44.6
May20° / 10°8313.80155.6
Jun23° / 13°7912.5015.86.4
Jul25° / 15°8413.1015.56.4
Aug25° / 15°7612014.16.6
Sep20° / 11°7010.3012.46.2
Oct15° / 7711.90.110.64.3
Nov / 7611.9191.7
Dec / 8714.63.38.20.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Strasbourg gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 46% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

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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 8:28 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:284:37
28.28:284:37
38.28:284:38
48.28:284:39
58.28:284:40
68.28:274:41
78.38:274:42
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108.38:264:46
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289.08:135:11
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309.18:115:14
319.18:095:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Strasbourg?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Strasbourg.

What to pack for Strasbourg in January

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

In January, Strasbourg sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Strasbourg 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 Strasbourg peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Strasbourg 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 Strasbourg is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Strasbourg's WHO annual average of 14 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1318 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Strasbourg?

Strasbourg sits at 48.6°N, 7.7°E, 147 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Schiltigheim, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Strasbourg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strasbourg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m.

The land around Strasbourg is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
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80 km
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January weather nearby: Schiltigheim 3.0 km · Bischheim 4.0 km · Kehl 5.0 km · Lingolsheim 5.0 km · Illkirch-Graffenstaden 7.0 km · Offenburg 19 km · Achern 25 km · Oberkirch 25 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 Strasbourg (48.5839°, 7.7455°, elevation 147 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).