Valence weather in January

In January, Valence sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Valence's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valence's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:21 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.4 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 Valence reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°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
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How January really feels in Valence

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.

Valence weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6810.72.691.0
Feb / 559.12.510.11.8
Mar13° / 579.61.111.63.8
Apr17° / 8010.80.413.25.1
May20° / 11°8310.80.114.66.3
Jun25° / 14°608.6015.37.1
Jul28° / 16°546.6015.17.1
Aug27° / 16°536.7013.97.1
Sep23° / 13°847.7012.37.1
Oct17° / 9710.50.110.75.4
Nov11° / 10811.31.39.42.7
Dec / 6711.12.28.71.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133466
143466
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223466
233466
243565
253565
263565
273565
283763
293763
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Valence gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1379
2379
3379
4378
5368
6368
7368
8357
9357
10347
11347
12347
13347
14348
15348
16348
17348
18348
19349
20349
21349
22349
23349
243410
253410
263410
273410
283410
293410
303410
313410

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 8:24 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:245:03
28.78:245:04
38.78:245:05
48.78:245:05
58.78:245:06
68.78:245:07
78.78:245:08
88.88:245:09
98.88:245:10
108.88:235:11
118.88:235:12
128.88:235:13
138.98:225:15
148.98:225:16
158.98:225:17
168.98:215:18
179.08:215:19
189.08:205:21
199.08:205:22
209.18:195:23
219.18:185:24
229.18:185:26
239.28:175:27
249.28:165:28
259.28:155:29
269.38:145:31
279.38:145:32
289.38:135:33
299.48:125:35
309.48:115:36
319.58:105:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Valence?

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

1.0
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 Valence.

What to pack for Valence in January

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

In January, Valence sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Valence 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 Valence peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valence?

Valence sits at 44.9°N, 4.9°E, 126 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Bourg-lès-Valence, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Valence

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valence has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,697 m.

The land around Valence is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
760 m
80 km
2,697 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Bourg-lès-Valence 3.0 km · Romans-sur-Isère 18 km · Annonay 40 km · Montélimar 43 km · Vienne 67 km · Échirolles 68 km · Fontaine 68 km · Saint-Chamond 69 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 Valence (44.9256°, 4.9096°, elevation 126 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).