Oberkirch weather in January

In January, Oberkirch sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Oberkirch's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oberkirch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:22 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.06 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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Oberkirch reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Oberkirch

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.

Oberkirch weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°8814.13.88.60.0
Feb / 7511.93.79.90.6
Mar11° / 80131.811.62.5
Apr15° / 6111.60.113.44.5
May19° / 10°8512.80155.7
Jun23° / 13°7111.3015.86.6
Jul25° / 15°7111.3015.56.7
Aug25° / 15°6310.3014.16.9
Sep20° / 11°699.7012.46.3
Oct15° / 8011.90.110.64.3
Nov / 8512.61.291.6
Dec / 10315.33.88.20.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93466
103565
113565
123466
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213466
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273367
283367
293367
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Oberkirch gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15113
25113
35112
45112
55112
65012
75012
84911
94811
104711
114611
124611
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264214
274214
284214
294114
304114
314114

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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15100
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19100
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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 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 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 8:26 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:264:35
28.28:264:36
38.28:264:37
48.28:264:38
58.28:264:39
68.28:264:40
78.38:264:41
88.38:254:42
98.38:254:44
108.38:254:45
118.48:244:46
128.48:244:47
138.48:234:48
148.48:234:50
158.58:224:51
168.58:224:52
178.58:214:54
188.68:204:55
198.68:204:56
208.68:194:58
218.78:184:59
228.78:175:01
238.88:165:02
248.88:155:04
258.88:145:05
268.98:135:07
278.98:125:08
289.08:115:10
299.08:105:11
309.18:095:13
319.18:085:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Oberkirch?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oberkirch.

What to pack for Oberkirch in January

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

In January, Oberkirch sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Oberkirch 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 Oberkirch peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oberkirch?

Oberkirch sits at 48.5°N, 8.1°E, 193 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Achern, 11 km away.

Topography around Oberkirch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oberkirch has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m.

The land around Oberkirch is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
532 m
16 km
1,033 m
80 km
1,403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Achern 11 km · Offenburg 12 km · Bühl 19 km · Kehl 20 km · Baiersbronn 22 km · Strasbourg 25 km · Schiltigheim 26 km · Bischheim 26 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 Oberkirch (48.5324°, 8.0786°, elevation 193 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).