Bad Saulgau weather in January

In January, Bad Saulgau sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 65 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 19% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bad Saulgau's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Saulgau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:14 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bad Saulgau is municipality seat of the municipality of Bad Saulgau, Baden-Württemberg, 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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bad Saulgau 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 8°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
192-2
202-2
212-2
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Bad Saulgau

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.

Bad Saulgau 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°6511.86.28.60.0
Feb / -2°5510.46.29.90.0
Mar / 7213.24.111.61.6
Apr13° / 7412.81.713.43.4
May18° / 11515.90.114.94.8
Jun21° / 12°11415.7015.85.5
Jul23° / 14°12616015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°10914.3014.16.1
Sep18° / 10°8312.2012.45.4
Oct13° / 7511.90.410.63.3
Nov / 7211.33.290.8
Dec / -1°7713.26.88.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43070
53169
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113268
123169
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213169
223070
233070
243169
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bad Saulgau gets around 65 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 38% 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 (%)
14221
24220
34220
44220
54219
64219
74219
84118
94118
104018
114019
123919
133820
143820
153720
163721
173621
183621
193622
203622
213522
223522
233523
243523
253523
263523
273523
283523
293523
303523
313623

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 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1410calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 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 8:18 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:184:32
28.28:184:33
38.38:184:34
48.38:184:35
58.38:184:36
68.38:184:37
78.38:184:38
88.48:184:39
98.48:174:40
108.48:174:41
118.48:174:42
128.58:164:44
138.58:164:45
148.58:154:46
158.58:154:47
168.68:144:49
178.68:134:50
188.68:134:51
198.78:124:53
208.78:114:54
218.78:104:55
228.88:104:57
238.88:094:58
248.98:085:00
258.98:075:01
268.98:065:03
279.08:055:04
289.08:045:06
299.18:035:07
309.18:025:09
319.28:015:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.22 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
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bad Saulgau?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bad Saulgau.

What to pack for Bad Saulgau in January

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

In January, Bad Saulgau 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 Bad Saulgau 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 Bad Saulgau 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 December 22 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Saulgau?

Bad Saulgau sits at 48.0°N, 9.5°E, 590 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sigmaringen, 22 km away.

Topography around Bad Saulgau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Saulgau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 606 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,599 m.

The land around Bad Saulgau is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (29%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
1,599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sigmaringen 22 km · Bad Waldsee 22 km · Biberach an der Riß 23 km · Weingarten 25 km · Ravensburg 27 km · Ehingen 34 km · Laupheim 37 km · Überlingen 37 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 Bad Saulgau (48.0168°, 9.5006°, elevation 590 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).