Crailsheim weather in January

In January, Crailsheim sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 15% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Crailsheim's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Crailsheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:16 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Crailsheim 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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Crailsheim reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°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 1°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
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
192-2
202-2
212-2
222-2
232-2
242-2
252-2
262-2
272-2
282-2
292-2
303-2
313-2

How January really feels in Crailsheim

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.

Crailsheim weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7612.96.18.50.0
Feb / -2°6511.55.89.80.0
Mar / 7613.13.311.61.5
Apr14° / 5810.90.613.43.7
May18° / 8613.40155.2
Jun21° / 12°8013.4015.95.9
Jul23° / 14°8213.3015.66.4
Aug23° / 14°7112.2014.26.5
Sep18° / 10°6711012.45.6
Oct13° / 7312.10.210.53.3
Nov / 7211.72.78.90.8
Dec / -1°8614.76.68.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62377
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122575
132674
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202773
212674
222674
232674
242575
252575
262575
272575
282575
292575
302575
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Crailsheim gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14820
24820
34819
44819
54718
64718
74617
84517
94416
104316
114216
124116
134017
144017
153917
163918
173819
183819
193820
203821
213822
223822
233923
243923
253924
263924
273924
283924
293924
303924
313924

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:21 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:214:25
28.18:214:26
38.18:214:27
48.18:214:28
58.18:214:29
68.28:214:30
78.28:204:31
88.28:204:32
98.28:204:33
108.28:194:34
118.38:194:35
128.38:184:37
138.38:184:38
148.48:174:39
158.48:174:41
168.48:164:42
178.58:154:43
188.58:154:45
198.58:144:46
208.68:134:47
218.68:124:49
228.68:114:50
238.78:114:52
248.78:104:53
258.88:094:55
268.88:084:56
278.98:064:58
288.98:055:00
298.98:045:01
309.08:035:03
319.08:025:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Crailsheim?

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 Crailsheim.

What to pack for Crailsheim in January

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

In January, Crailsheim sees daytime highs around 3°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 Crailsheim 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 Crailsheim 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
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Crailsheim in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Crailsheim is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Crailsheim?

Crailsheim sits at 49.1°N, 10.1°E, 409 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ellwangen, 20 km away.

Topography around Crailsheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crailsheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 424 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 m.

The land around Crailsheim is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (32%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
755 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ellwangen 20 km · Schwäbisch Hall 24 km · Rothenburg ob der Tauber 28 km · Künzelsau 33 km · Aalen 33 km · Öhringen 42 km · Schwäbisch Gmünd 42 km · Ansbach 42 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 Crailsheim (49.1344°, 10.0719°, elevation 409 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).