Augsburg weather in January

In January, Augsburg sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°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 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Augsburg's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Augsburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:10 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Augsburg reaches about 3°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 -3°C and 10°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)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How January really feels in Augsburg

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.

Augsburg weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6411.86.28.60.0
Feb / -2°5410.45.69.90.1
Mar / 7113.23.611.61.8
Apr14° / 6812.31.313.43.8
May18° / 11015.30155.2
Jun22° / 12°11314.8015.85.8
Jul24° / 14°11214.6015.56.2
Aug23° / 14°10513.7014.16.4
Sep19° / 10°8212.2012.45.6
Oct13° / 7011.40.310.63.6
Nov / 6610.92.791.0
Dec / -1°7112.86.38.20.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43268
53169
63169
73070
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163169
173169
183169
193169
203070
213169
223169
233070
243070
253070
263070
272971
282971
292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Augsburg gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14220
24220
34220
44219
54219
64219
74119
84118
94018
103918
113818
123718
133619
143619
153519
163520
173520
183420
193421
203421
213522
223522
233522
243522
253622
263622
273622
283622
293622
303622
313622

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 12 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:144:25
28.28:144:26
38.28:144:27
48.28:144:28
58.28:144:29
68.38:144:30
78.38:144:31
88.38:134:32
98.38:134:33
108.48:134:34
118.48:124:35
128.48:124:36
138.48:114:38
148.58:114:39
158.58:104:40
168.58:104:42
178.68:094:43
188.68:084:44
198.68:084:46
208.78:074:47
218.78:064:48
228.78:054:50
238.88:044:51
248.88:044:53
258.98:034:54
268.98:024:56
278.98:014:57
289.07:594:59
299.07:585:00
309.17:575:02
319.17:565:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Augsburg?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Augsburg.

What to pack for Augsburg in January

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

In January, Augsburg sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Augsburg 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 Augsburg 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Augsburg?

Augsburg sits at 48.4°N, 10.9°E, 489 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neusäß, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Augsburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Augsburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 481 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m.

The land around Augsburg is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (35%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
879 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Neusäß 5.0 km · Gersthofen 6.0 km · Friedberg 7.0 km · Königsbrunn 11 km · Bobingen 12 km · Aichach 20 km · Fürstenfeldbruck 34 km · Schrobenhausen 34 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Augsburg (48.3715°, 10.8985°, elevation 489 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).