Parchim weather in January

In January, Parchim sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 Parchim's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parchim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:29 AM – 4:15 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.63 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 Parchim 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 9°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
1030
1130
1230
133-1
143-1
153-1
163-1
173-1
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 Parchim

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.

Parchim weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5411.53.57.80.0
Feb / -1°4410.33.89.40.0
Mar / 4910.52.111.51.1
Apr13° / 419.60.313.73.6
May17° / 5710.6015.65.4
Jun20° / 11°6511.5016.75.9
Jul22° / 13°7612.5016.26.3
Aug22° / 13°7312.4014.66.2
Sep18° / 10°549.7012.55.7
Oct13° / 5010.4010.33.4
Nov / 4410.20.98.40.9
Dec / 5411.63.37.30.0

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 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192278
202179
212179
222179
232179
242278
252179
262179
272179
282080
292080
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Parchim gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14012
24011
34011
43911
53910
63910
73910
83810
9389
10389
11379
123710
133610
143610
153510
163510
173410
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193411
203411
213412
223412
233513
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263514
273514
283514
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 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

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 8:36 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:363:55
27.38:363:56
37.48:363:58
47.48:363:59
57.48:354:00
67.48:354:01
77.58:354:02
87.58:344:03
97.58:344:05
107.68:334:06
117.68:324:08
127.68:324:09
137.78:314:10
147.78:304:12
157.78:304:14
167.88:294:15
177.88:284:17
187.98:274:18
197.98:264:20
207.98:254:22
218.08:244:23
228.08:234:25
238.18:214:27
248.18:204:29
258.28:194:30
268.28:184:32
278.38:164:34
288.38:154:36
298.48:134:38
308.58:124:40
318.58:104:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.5Dim
110.6Dim
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310.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Parchim?

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 Parchim.

What to pack for Parchim in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Parchim 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 Parchim peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Parchim?

Parchim sits at 53.4°N, 11.8°E, 52 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schwerin, 37 km away.

WittstockWarenWismarKröpeliner-Tor-VorstadtRostock

Topography around Parchim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parchim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Parchim is covered by trees (42%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Schwerin 37 km · Güstrow 46 km · Wittenberge 48 km · Wittstock 51 km · Waren 56 km · Wismar 58 km · Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt 76 km · Rostock 76 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 Parchim (53.4263°, 11.8488°, elevation 52 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).