Plauen weather in January

In January, Plauen sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°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 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Plauen's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plauen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:14 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.3 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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Plauen reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 7°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)
11-2
21-2
31-2
41-2
51-2
61-2
71-2
81-2
91-2
101-2
111-2
121-2
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-3
261-3
271-3
281-3
291-3
301-3
311-3

How January really feels in Plauen

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.

Plauen weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6513.79.28.30.0
Feb / -3°5211.37.69.70.0
Mar / 6413.36.111.50.7
Apr12° / 5511.71.813.53.0
May16° / 7914.10.115.24.6
Jun20° / 11°8713.8016.15.5
Jul22° / 12°9814.4015.85.9
Aug21° / 12°8313.2014.36.1
Sep17° / 7011.2012.45.1
Oct11° / 6411.70.610.42.7
Nov / 6411.64.18.70.4
Dec / -2°6813.78.37.90.0

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 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82278
92278
102278
112278
122476
132377
142377
152377
162476
172476
182476
192476
202377
212377
222278
232278
242377
252278
262278
272278
282278
292179
302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Plauen gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14627
24626
34726
44726
54726
64726
74726
84727
94627
104627
114527
124428
134428
144329
154229
164130
174130
184131
194131
204132
214132
224132
234132
244133
254232
264232
274232
284232
294131
304131
314130

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 15 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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light 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 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 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 8:19 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 4:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:194:10
27.98:194:11
37.98:194:12
47.98:194:13
57.98:194:14
67.98:194:15
78.08:184:16
88.08:184:17
98.08:184:19
108.08:174:20
118.18:174:21
128.18:164:22
138.18:164:24
148.28:154:25
158.28:144:26
168.28:144:28
178.38:134:29
188.38:124:31
198.38:114:32
208.48:104:34
218.48:104:35
228.58:094:37
238.58:084:38
248.68:074:40
258.68:054:41
268.68:044:43
278.78:034:45
288.78:024:46
298.88:014:48
308.88:004:50
318.97:584:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Plauen?

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 Plauen.

What to pack for Plauen in January

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

In January, Plauen sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Plauen 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 Plauen peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Plauen?

Plauen sits at 50.5°N, 12.1°E, 361 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Reichenbach/Vogtland, 18 km away.

Topography around Plauen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plauen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,187 m.

The land around Plauen is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
490 m
80 km
1,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Reichenbach/Vogtland 18 km · Greiz 18 km · Auerbach 19 km · Zeulenroda-Triebes 20 km · Hof 26 km · Werdau 31 km · Zwickau 36 km · Selb 36 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 Plauen (50.4973°, 12.1378°, elevation 361 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).