Holzkirchen weather in January

In January, Holzkirchen sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 68 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 23% 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 Holzkirchen's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Holzkirchen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:05 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Holzkirchen reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-3
203-3
213-3
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
314-3

How January really feels in Holzkirchen

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.

Holzkirchen 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°6811.778.60.0
Feb / -2°5811.26.99.90.1
Mar / 8013.95.111.61.8
Apr14° / 7712.9213.43.7
May18° / 12516.10.114.95.0
Jun21° / 12°13015.8015.75.6
Jul23° / 14°12715.4015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°12314.8014.16.2
Sep18° / 10°9912.8012.45.4
Oct13° / 7912.30.610.63.6
Nov / 71113.89.11.0
Dec / -1°7312.67.28.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43763
53763
63763
73862
83763
93763
103763
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173763
183763
193763
203664
213664
223565
233565
243466
253466
263466
273466
283367
293367
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Holzkirchen gets around 68 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14121
24121
34121
44121
54121
64121
74020
84020
93920
103820
113720
123620
133620
143520
153521
163421
173422
183422
193423
203423
213424
223524
233525
243525
253625
263626
273726
283726
293726
303726
313826

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:09 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:094:24
28.38:094:25
38.38:094:26
48.38:094:27
58.38:094:28
68.38:094:29
78.48:084:30
88.48:084:31
98.48:084:32
108.48:084:33
118.48:074:34
128.58:074:35
138.58:064:37
148.58:064:38
158.68:054:39
168.68:054:40
178.68:044:42
188.78:034:43
198.78:034:44
208.78:024:46
218.88:014:47
228.88:004:48
238.87:594:50
248.97:594:51
258.97:584:53
269.07:574:54
279.07:564:56
289.07:554:57
299.17:544:59
309.17:525:00
319.27:515:02

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 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 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
171.3Dim
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 Holzkirchen?

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 Holzkirchen.

What to pack for Holzkirchen in January

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

In January, Holzkirchen 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 Holzkirchen 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 Holzkirchen peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 10UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Holzkirchen 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 Holzkirchen is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Holzkirchen?

Holzkirchen sits at 47.9°N, 11.7°E, 691 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bruckmühl, 16 km away.

Topography around Holzkirchen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Holzkirchen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,555 m.

The land around Holzkirchen is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
685 m
80 km
2,555 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bruckmühl 16 km · Geretsried 17 km · Bad Tölz 17 km · Taufkirchen 20 km · Ottobrunn bei München 21 km · Wolfratshausen 21 km · Unterhaching 22 km · Bad Aibling 23 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 Holzkirchen (47.8766°, 11.7018°, elevation 691 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).