Neustrelitz weather in January

In January, Neustrelitz sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 7.8 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 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Neustrelitz's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neustrelitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:23 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.64 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 Neustrelitz 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 8°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)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-1
143-1
153-1
163-1
173-1
183-1
193-1
203-1
212-1
222-2
232-2
242-2
252-2
262-2
272-2
282-2
292-2
303-2
313-2

How January really feels in Neustrelitz

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.

Neustrelitz 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°501147.80.0
Feb / -1°379.23.99.40.0
Mar / 4710.62.411.51.1
Apr13° / 3890.313.73.7
May18° / 5410.7015.65.5
Jun20° / 12°6110.7016.66.1
Jul23° / 14°7311.3016.26.5
Aug22° / 14°6311.4014.66.5
Sep18° / 10°539.4012.45.7
Oct13° / 479.70.110.33.4
Nov / 419.80.98.40.8
Dec / -0°4710.93.47.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112080
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
172278
182278
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262179
272179
282179
292179
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Neustrelitz gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13711
23711
33711
43611
53610
63610
73610
83510
93510
103510
113410
123410
133311
143311
153311
163212
173212
183212
193213
203214
213314
223315
233416
243416
253516
263517
273517
283517
293517
303516
313516

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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2015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:31 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 4:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:313:51
27.48:313:52
37.48:313:53
47.48:303:54
57.48:303:55
67.48:303:56
77.58:293:58
87.58:293:59
97.58:284:00
107.68:284:02
117.68:274:03
127.68:274:04
137.78:264:06
147.78:254:07
157.78:244:09
167.88:234:11
177.88:234:12
187.98:224:14
197.98:214:15
208.08:204:17
218.08:194:19
228.18:174:20
238.18:164:22
248.18:154:24
258.28:144:26
268.38:124:28
278.38:114:29
288.48:104:31
298.48:084:33
308.58:074:35
318.58:054:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
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30.5Dim
40.5Dim
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90.5Dim
100.6Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Neustrelitz?

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 Neustrelitz.

What to pack for Neustrelitz in January

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

In January, Neustrelitz sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Neustrelitz 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 Neustrelitz peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Neustrelitz?

Neustrelitz sits at 53.4°N, 13.1°E, 65 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neubrandenburg, 25 km away.

NeuruppinPrenzlauOranienburgAngermünde

Topography around Neustrelitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neustrelitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Neustrelitz is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Neubrandenburg 25 km · Waren 31 km · Templin 39 km · Wittstock 45 km · Neuruppin 51 km · Prenzlau 53 km · Oranienburg 68 km · Angermünde 73 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 Neustrelitz (53.3602°, 13.0726°, elevation 65 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).