Magdeburg weather in January

In January, Magdeburg sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Magdeburg's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdeburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:23 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 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 Magdeburg reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°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 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
940
1040
1140
1240
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
183-1
193-1
203-1
213-1
223-1
233-1
243-1
253-1
263-1
273-1
283-1
293-1
303-1
313-1

How January really feels in Magdeburg

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.

Magdeburg weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5011.63.280.0
Feb / -1°379.63.69.50.1
Mar / 4811.22.111.51.6
Apr14° / 389.30.313.64.1
May19° / 5710.5015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°5710.7016.46.3
Jul24° / 14°75120166.5
Aug24° / 14°6311014.46.6
Sep19° / 10°559.4012.46.0
Oct13° / 489.8010.43.7
Nov / 4610.318.51.1
Dec / 5011.93.27.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72278
82278
92377
102377
112377
122476
132476
142476
152476
162575
172575
182476
192575
202575
212575
222476
232476
242377
252377
262278
272377
282377
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Magdeburg gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14010
24010
3409
4409
5398
6398
7388
8378
9377
10367
11357
12358
13348
14348
15349
16339
173310
183410
193411
203411
213512
223613
233613
243713
253714
263714
273714
283714
293614
303614
313614

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 14 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
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:304:04
27.68:304:05
37.68:294:06
47.68:294:07
57.68:294:08
67.78:294:09
77.78:284:10
87.78:284:11
97.88:284:13
107.88:274:14
117.88:274:15
127.88:264:17
137.98:254:18
147.98:254:19
157.98:244:21
168.08:234:22
178.08:224:24
188.18:214:25
198.18:214:27
208.28:204:29
218.28:194:30
228.28:184:32
238.38:164:34
248.38:154:35
258.48:144:37
268.48:134:39
278.58:124:40
288.58:104:42
298.68:094:44
308.68:084:46
318.78:064:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.7Dim
120.7Dim
130.7Dim
140.7Dim
150.7Dim
160.7Dim
170.7Dim
180.8Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Magdeburg?

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 Magdeburg.

What to pack for Magdeburg in January

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

In January, Magdeburg sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Magdeburg 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 Magdeburg peaks around June 22 at about 6 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Magdeburg?

Magdeburg sits at 52.1°N, 11.6°E, 47 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neue Neustadt, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Magdeburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdeburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Magdeburg is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Neue Neustadt 2.0 km · Schönebeck 14 km · Burg bei Magdeburg 22 km · Haldensleben I 23 km · Oschersleben 30 km · Staßfurt 31 km · Zerbst 36 km · Bernburg 38 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 Magdeburg (52.1313°, 11.6319°, elevation 47 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).