Kaufbeuren weather in January

In January, Kaufbeuren sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 12.1 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 22% 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 Kaufbeuren's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaufbeuren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:09 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kaufbeuren is inner city of the urban municipality of Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, 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 Kaufbeuren 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 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
193-2
203-2
213-3
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Kaufbeuren

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.

Kaufbeuren 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°7512.17.68.60.0
Feb / -2°6410.97.69.90.1
Mar / 8313.85.811.61.5
Apr13° / 8213.22.413.43.3
May17° / 12716.10.214.94.8
Jun21° / 12°12816.2015.75.5
Jul22° / 13°13115.8015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°12014.8014.16.0
Sep18° / 9312.70.112.45.2
Oct13° / 7811.60.710.63.4
Nov / 7711.44.29.10.8
Dec / -1°8313.488.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53565
63466
73565
83565
93565
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183664
193664
203565
213466
223466
233466
243367
253367
263367
273367
283268
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kaufbeuren gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14423
24423
34323
44322
54322
64322
74221
84121
94121
104021
113921
123822
133722
143723
153624
163624
173625
183626
193626
203627
213627
223627
233628
243728
253728
263728
273728
283828
293828
303828
313828

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 8:13 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:134:28
28.38:134:29
38.38:134:30
48.38:134:31
58.38:134:32
68.38:134:33
78.48:134:34
88.48:124:35
98.48:124:36
108.48:124:37
118.48:114:38
128.58:114:40
138.58:114:41
148.58:104:42
158.68:104:43
168.68:094:45
178.68:084:46
188.78:084:47
198.78:074:49
208.78:064:50
218.88:054:51
228.88:054:53
238.88:044:54
248.98:034:56
258.98:024:57
269.08:014:59
279.08:005:00
289.07:595:02
299.17:585:03
309.17:575:05
319.27:565:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.1Dim
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
221.4Dim
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 Kaufbeuren?

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 Kaufbeuren.

What to pack for Kaufbeuren in January

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

In January, Kaufbeuren 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 Kaufbeuren 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 Kaufbeuren peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaufbeuren?

Kaufbeuren sits at 47.9°N, 10.6°E, 672 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktoberdorf, 11 km away.

Topography around Kaufbeuren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaufbeuren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 712 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,530 m.

The land around Kaufbeuren is covered by grassland (37%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
2,530 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Marktoberdorf 11 km · Landsberg am Lech 27 km · Kempten (Allgäu) 29 km · Memmingen 34 km · Fussen 35 km · Weilheim 40 km · Leutkirch 45 km · Bobingen 46 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 Kaufbeuren (47.8824°, 10.6219°, elevation 672 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).