Kempten (Allgäu) weather in January

In January, Kempten (Allgäu) sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kempten (Allgäu)'s 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kempten (Allgäu)'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:10 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kempten (Allgäu) is inner city of the urban municipality of Kempten, Bavaria, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Kempten (Allgäu) reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°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)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
173-4
183-4
193-4
203-4
213-4
223-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
283-4
293-4
303-4
313-4

How January really feels in Kempten (Allgäu)

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.

Kempten (Allgäu) weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°10413.29.88.70.0
Feb / -3°93129.39.90.0
Mar / -0°11215.28.311.61.2
Apr12° / 10514.84.413.32.9
May16° / 15717.70.714.94.3
Jun20° / 11°15817015.75.2
Jul22° / 13°15916.7015.45.7
Aug21° / 12°14915.1014.15.8
Sep17° / 11713.80.112.44.9
Oct12° / 96121.610.63.2
Nov / 10412.56.19.10.8
Dec / -2°11314.710.18.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73664
83763
93664
103664
113763
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203763
213862
223862
233763
243763
253763
263763
273664
283664
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kempten (Allgäu) gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14832
24832
34731
44731
54631
64630
74530
84430
94429
104329
114229
124129
134029
144030
154030
163931
173931
183932
193932
203932
213933
223933
234033
244033
254033
264033
274033
284033
294133
304133
314133

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 9 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
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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 18 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:144:30
28.38:144:31
38.38:144:32
48.38:144:33
58.38:144:34
68.48:134:35
78.48:134:36
88.48:134:37
98.48:134:38
108.48:124:39
118.58:124:40
128.58:124:41
138.58:114:43
148.68:114:44
158.68:104:45
168.68:104:46
178.68:094:48
188.78:084:49
198.78:084:50
208.78:074:52
218.88:064:53
228.88:054:55
238.98:044:56
248.98:044:57
258.98:034:59
269.08:025:00
279.08:015:02
289.18:005:03
299.17:595:05
309.17:585:06
319.27:565:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kempten (Allgäu)?

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 Kempten (Allgäu).

What to pack for Kempten (Allgäu) in January

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

In January, Kempten (Allgäu) sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°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 Kempten (Allgäu) 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 Kempten (Allgäu) peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kempten (Allgäu)?

Kempten (Allgäu) sits at 47.7°N, 10.3°E, 681 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sonthofen, 23 km away.

Topography around Kempten (Allgäu)

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kempten (Allgäu).

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kempten (Allgäu) has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,691 m.

The land around Kempten (Allgäu) is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
629 m
80 km
2,691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sonthofen 23 km · Marktoberdorf 23 km · Leutkirch 25 km · Kaufbeuren 29 km · Memmingen 30 km · Fussen 34 km · Wangen 36 km · Bad Waldsee 47 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 Kempten (Allgäu) (47.7267°, 10.3139°, elevation 681 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).