Rottenburg weather in January

In January, Rottenburg sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.6 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 18% 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 Rottenburg's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rottenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:18 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.13 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 Rottenburg reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°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 on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-1
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Rottenburg

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.

Rottenburg 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 / -2°7012.35.98.60.0
Feb / -2°5810.55.79.90.1
Mar / 7012.53.511.61.7
Apr14° / 6111.71.413.43.6
May18° / 9314.50155.0
Jun21° / 11°8113.3015.85.9
Jul23° / 13°8413.1015.56.4
Aug23° / 13°7312.3014.16.5
Sep18° / 6310.9012.45.7
Oct13° / 6911.50.310.63.5
Nov / 6811.62.690.9
Dec / -1°7813.55.88.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32872
42872
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
103070
113169
123169
133169
143169
153070
163070
172971
182971
192971
203070
212872
222872
232872
242773
252773
262773
272773
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Rottenburg gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14419
24419
34418
44318
54318
64317
74217
84217
94116
104116
114016
123917
133917
143917
153818
163818
173819
183819
193820
203820
213821
223821
233822
243822
253822
263823
273723
283723
293723
303722
313622

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 8:23 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:234:32
28.28:234:33
38.28:234:34
48.28:224:35
58.28:224:36
68.28:224:37
78.38:224:38
88.38:224:39
98.38:214:40
108.38:214:42
118.48:214:43
128.48:204:44
138.48:204:45
148.58:194:46
158.58:194:48
168.58:184:49
178.58:174:50
188.68:174:52
198.68:164:53
208.78:154:55
218.78:144:56
228.78:144:57
238.88:134:59
248.88:125:00
258.88:115:02
268.98:105:03
278.98:095:05
289.08:085:06
299.08:075:08
309.18:055:09
319.18:045:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Rottenburg?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rottenburg.

What to pack for Rottenburg in January

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

In January, Rottenburg sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°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 Rottenburg 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 Rottenburg 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 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rottenburg?

Rottenburg sits at 48.5°N, 8.9°E, 349 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Tübingen, 10 km away.

Topography around Rottenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rottenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m around an average of 397 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,081 m.

The land around Rottenburg is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
238 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,081 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tübingen 10 km · Mössingen 12 km · Hechingen 14 km · Herrenberg 14 km · Nagold 18 km · Horb am Neckar 18 km · Reutlingen 20 km · Pfullingen 22 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 Rottenburg (48.4763°, 8.9353°, elevation 349 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).