Bad Waldsee weather in January

In January, Bad Waldsee sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.7 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bad Waldsee's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Waldsee's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:13 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bad Waldsee is municipality seat of the municipality of Bad Waldsee, 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 Waldsee 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 9°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)
13-2
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
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 Bad Waldsee

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 Waldsee 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°6411.75.98.60.0
Feb / -2°5510.55.99.90.1
Mar / 7112.83.711.61.8
Apr14° / 7112.41.413.43.6
May18° / 10915014.95.1
Jun21° / 12°10815015.75.7
Jul23° / 14°11714.8015.46.2
Aug23° / 14°10313.6014.16.3
Sep18° / 10°7911.6012.45.5
Oct13° / 7211.20.310.63.5
Nov / 7111.22.990.8
Dec / -1°76136.38.30.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63169
73268
83268
93169
103268
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193169
203169
213268
223169
233070
243070
252971
262971
272971
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bad Waldsee gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14119
24118
34118
44118
54118
64117
74117
84017
94017
103918
113818
123818
133719
143719
153720
163620
173620
183621
193521
203521
213521
223522
233522
243622
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 11 km/h in January.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 8:17 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:174:31
28.38:174:32
38.38:174:33
48.38:174:34
58.38:174:35
68.38:174:36
78.38:164:37
88.48:164:38
98.48:164:39
108.48:154:41
118.48:154:42
128.58:154:43
138.58:144:44
148.58:144:45
158.68:134:47
168.68:134:48
178.68:124:49
188.78:114:51
198.78:114:52
208.78:104:53
218.88:094:55
228.88:084:56
238.88:074:58
248.98:074:59
258.98:065:00
269.08:055:02
279.08:045:03
289.08:035:05
299.18:015:06
309.18:005:08
319.27:595:09

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 0.96 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
131.1Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
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 Waldsee?

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 Bad Waldsee.

What to pack for Bad Waldsee in January

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

In January, Bad Waldsee 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 Waldsee 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 Waldsee 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 Waldsee?

Bad Waldsee sits at 47.9°N, 9.8°E, 590 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Weingarten, 15 km away.

Topography around Bad Waldsee

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Waldsee has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,248 m.

The land around Bad Waldsee is covered by trees (36%), grassland (30%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (33%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
2,248 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Weingarten 15 km · Ravensburg 19 km · Biberach an der Riß 19 km · Bad Saulgau 22 km · Leutkirch 22 km · Wangen 26 km · Tettnang 31 km · Memmingen 33 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 Waldsee (47.9203°, 9.7549°, 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).