Tergnier weather in January

In January, Tergnier sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°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 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tergnier's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tergnier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:45 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tergnier reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1172
1262
1362
1462
1562
1662
1762
1862
1962
2062
2162
2262
2362
2461
2561
2661
2761
2861
2961
3061
3161

How January really feels in Tergnier

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.

Tergnier weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6111.618.40.5
Feb / 5510.81.49.81.0
Mar11° / 5711.50.811.52.6
Apr15° / 5311.20.113.44.1
May18° / 6411.6015.15.4
Jun21° / 12°59110166.1
Jul23° / 14°579.9015.66.8
Aug23° / 14°6510.6014.26.7
Sep20° / 11°489012.46.2
Oct15° / 6111010.54.4
Nov10° / 63120.48.82.0
Dec / 7813.31.380.7

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52278
62377
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122575
132575
142476
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202575
212476
222476
232377
242476
252377
262377
272377
282476
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tergnier gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1404
2403
3403
4393
5393
6392
7392
8382
9382
10382
11382
12383
13383
14383
15383
16383
17383
18383
19383
20374
21374
22374
23374
24374
25374
26374
27374
28375
29375
30375
31375

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, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:50 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:504:49
28.08:504:50
38.08:504:51
48.08:504:52
58.18:504:53
68.18:504:54
78.18:504:55
88.18:494:57
98.18:494:58
108.28:494:59
118.28:485:00
128.28:485:01
138.38:475:03
148.38:475:04
158.38:465:05
168.48:455:07
178.48:455:08
188.48:445:10
198.58:435:11
208.58:425:12
218.58:415:14
228.68:415:15
238.68:405:17
248.78:395:18
258.78:385:20
268.88:375:22
278.88:355:23
288.88:345:25
298.98:335:26
308.98:325:28
319.08:315:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tergnier?

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

0.5
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 Tergnier.

What to pack for Tergnier in January

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

In January, Tergnier sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°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 Tergnier 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 Tergnier peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tergnier?

Tergnier sits at 49.7°N, 3.3°E, 55 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Quentin, 21 km away.

Topography around Tergnier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tergnier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m.

The land around Tergnier is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
334 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Saint-Quentin 21 km · Noyon 23 km · Laon 26 km · Soissons 31 km · Compiègne 43 km · Crépy-en-Valois 56 km · Cambrai 58 km · Château-Thierry 68 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 Tergnier (49.6561°, 3.3011°, elevation 55 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).