Backnang weather in January

In January, Backnang sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Backnang's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Backnang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:18 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Backnang is human settlement in Germany.

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Backnang reaches about 4°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.

-10°-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
104-1
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-2
174-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
304-2
314-2

How January really feels in Backnang

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.

Backnang weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7912.84.78.50.0
Feb / -1°6511.24.59.80.2
Mar10° / 7613.12.411.62.0
Apr14° / 53110.313.44.1
May19° / 8113.10155.5
Jun22° / 12°7112.6015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°7512.3015.56.6
Aug24° / 14°6511.3014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°6410.3012.46.0
Oct14° / 7311.90.110.53.7
Nov / 7411.81.88.91.1
Dec / -0°92155.28.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62674
72674
82773
92674
102674
112773
122872
132773
142872
152872
162971
172872
182872
192872
202872
212773
222872
232872
242674
252674
262674
272674
282674
292674
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Backnang gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14816
24815
34815
44814
54714
64613
74613
84512
94412
104312
114212
124212
134112
144012
153913
163913
173814
183815
193815
203816
213817
223817
233818
243818
253819
263819
273819
283819
293819
303819
313819

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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 8:23 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:234:28
28.18:234:29
38.18:234:30
48.18:234:31
58.28:224:32
68.28:224:33
78.28:224:34
88.28:224:35
98.28:214:36
108.38:214:38
118.38:214:39
128.38:204:40
138.48:204:41
148.48:194:42
158.48:194:44
168.58:184:45
178.58:174:47
188.58:174:48
198.68:164:49
208.68:154:51
218.68:144:52
228.78:134:54
238.78:124:55
248.88:114:57
258.88:104:58
268.88:095:00
278.98:085:01
288.98:075:03
299.08:065:04
309.08:055:06
319.18:045:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Backnang?

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 Backnang.

What to pack for Backnang in January

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

In January, Backnang sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Backnang 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 Backnang peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Backnang?

Backnang sits at 48.9°N, 9.4°E, 245 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Winnenden, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Backnang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Backnang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m.

The land around Backnang is covered by trees (31%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
902 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Winnenden 8.0 km · Marbach am Neckar 13 km · Remseck am Neckar 15 km · Waiblingen 16 km · Weinstadt-Endersbach 16 km · Schorndorf 17 km · Freiberg am Neckar 17 km · Ludwigsburg 19 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 Backnang (48.9474°, 9.4372°, elevation 245 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).