Schwäbisch Hall weather in January

In January, Schwäbisch Hall sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Schwäbisch Hall's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwäbisch Hall's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
83 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:17 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Schwäbisch Hall is building in Schwäbisch Hall, Stuttgart Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.3 µg/m³ · 2017

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Schwäbisch Hall 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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
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
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How January really feels in Schwäbisch Hall

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.

Schwäbisch Hall weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8313.15.78.50.0
Feb / -2°6811.45.69.80.1
Mar / 8113.23.211.61.7
Apr14° / 5811.50.613.43.8
May18° / 8513.70155.3
Jun22° / 12°7913.3015.96.0
Jul24° / 14°8313.1015.66.5
Aug23° / 13°7112014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6811012.45.7
Oct13° / 7612.30.210.53.5
Nov / 7711.82.48.90.9
Dec / -1°96156.18.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112674
122674
132674
142773
152674
162674
172674
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222674
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242674
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282575
292575
302575
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Schwäbisch Hall gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 49% 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 (%)
14918
24918
34917
44817
54817
64716
74716
84616
94515
104415
114315
124215
134216
144116
154017
164017
173918
183918
193919
203920
213820
223921
233922
243922
253923
263923
273823
283823
293823
303823
313823

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, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812calm
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:22 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:224:26
28.18:224:27
38.18:224:28
48.18:224:29
58.18:224:30
68.28:224:31
78.28:214:32
88.28:214:33
98.28:214:34
108.38:214:36
118.38:204:37
128.38:204:38
138.38:194:39
148.48:194:41
158.48:184:42
168.48:174:43
178.58:174:45
188.58:164:46
198.58:154:47
208.68:144:49
218.68:144:50
228.78:134:52
238.78:124:53
248.78:114:55
258.88:104:56
268.88:094:58
278.98:084:59
288.98:075:01
299.08:055:02
309.08:045:04
319.08:035:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Schwäbisch Hall?

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 Schwäbisch Hall.

What to pack for Schwäbisch Hall in January

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

In January, Schwäbisch Hall sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Schwäbisch Hall 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 Schwäbisch Hall 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schwäbisch Hall?

Schwäbisch Hall sits at 49.1°N, 9.7°E, 322 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Künzelsau, 19 km away.

Topography around Schwäbisch Hall

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwäbisch Hall has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 779 m.

The land around Schwäbisch Hall is covered by trees (32%), cropland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
779 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Künzelsau 19 km · Öhringen 19 km · Crailsheim 24 km · Backnang 29 km · Ellwangen 33 km · Schwäbisch Gmünd 35 km · Winnenden 36 km · Schorndorf 37 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 Schwäbisch Hall (49.1113°, 9.7391°, elevation 322 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).