Marktoberdorf weather in January

In January, Marktoberdorf sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Marktoberdorf's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marktoberdorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
93 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:09 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Marktoberdorf is principle town of the municipality of Marktoberdorf, 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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Marktoberdorf reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 8°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)
12-4
22-4
32-4
42-4
52-4
62-4
72-4
82-4
92-4
102-4
112-4
122-5
132-5
142-5
152-5
162-5
172-5
182-5
192-5
202-5
212-5
222-5
232-5
242-5
252-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
292-5
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Marktoberdorf

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.

Marktoberdorf 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 / -5°9312.9108.60.0
Feb / -4°8311.9109.90.0
Mar / -1°10515911.61.0
Apr12° / 10615.25.113.42.7
May16° / 15718.50.914.94.0
Jun19° / 10°16517.9015.75.0
Jul21° / 12°16417.5015.45.5
Aug21° / 12°15316.3014.15.6
Sep17° / 11614.30.112.44.6
Oct12° / 9112210.63.0
Nov / 9412.26.79.10.7
Dec / -3°10114.110.48.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43763
53763
63664
73664
83664
93763
103763
113862
123862
133862
143763
153763
163763
173862
183862
193862
203862
213763
223862
233862
243664
253664
263664
273664
283664
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Marktoberdorf gets around 93 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 46% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14632
24532
34532
44532
54431
64431
74331
84330
94230
104130
114030
124030
133930
143930
153930
163931
173931
183932
193932
203933
213933
224033
234034
244034
254034
264134
274134
284134
294134
304135
314135

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
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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 8:13 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:134:29
28.38:134:29
38.38:134:30
48.38:134:31
58.38:134:32
68.38:124:33
78.48:124:34
88.48:124:35
98.48:124:37
108.48:114:38
118.58:114:39
128.58:114:40
138.58:104:41
148.58:104:42
158.68:094:44
168.68:094:45
178.68:084:46
188.78:074:48
198.78:074:49
208.78:064:50
218.88:054:52
228.88:044:53
238.98:034:55
248.98:034:56
258.98:024:57
269.08:014:59
279.08:005:00
289.17:595:02
299.17:585:03
309.17:565:05
319.27:555:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.33 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
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Marktoberdorf?

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 Marktoberdorf.

What to pack for Marktoberdorf in January

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

In January, Marktoberdorf sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°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 Marktoberdorf 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 Marktoberdorf peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Marktoberdorf?

Marktoberdorf sits at 47.8°N, 10.6°E, 728 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kaufbeuren, 11 km away.

Topography around Marktoberdorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marktoberdorf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 741 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,773 m.

The land around Marktoberdorf is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
421 m
80 km
2,773 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kaufbeuren 11 km · Kempten (Allgäu) 23 km · Fussen 24 km · Landsberg am Lech 36 km · Sonthofen 38 km · Memmingen 39 km · Weilheim 41 km · Leutkirch 45 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 Marktoberdorf (47.7796°, 10.6171°, elevation 728 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).