Schwerin weather in January

In January, Schwerin sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 Schwerin's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwerin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:32 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Schwerin is human settlement in Altstadt.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.6 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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Schwerin 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
530
630
730
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
173-1
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243-1
253-1
263-1
273-1
283-1
293-1
303-1
313-1

How January really feels in Schwerin

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.

Schwerin 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 / -1°5111.43.27.80.0
Feb / -1°4210.23.99.40.0
Mar / 4710.32.311.51.1
Apr13° / 439.70.313.73.5
May17° / 5810.8015.65.3
Jun20° / 11°6611.7016.75.9
Jul22° / 13°7712.4016.36.3
Aug22° / 13°7312.2014.66.3
Sep18° / 10°529.8012.55.6
Oct13° / 4910.5010.33.4
Nov / 4410.60.78.30.9
Dec / 5311.53.27.30.0

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
172377
182377
192377
202278
212278
222278
232278
242179
252179
262179
272179
282080
292080
302080
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Schwerin gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14010
24010
34010
4409
5409
6399
7398
8398
9388
10388
11378
12379
13369
14369
153510
163510
173410
183411
193411
203411
213412
223412
233412
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253513
263513
273513
283513
293513
303513
313513

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
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light 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 8:39 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:393:56
27.38:393:57
37.38:393:58
47.38:383:59
57.48:384:00
67.48:384:02
77.48:374:03
87.58:374:04
97.58:374:05
107.58:364:07
117.58:354:08
127.68:354:10
137.68:344:11
147.78:334:13
157.78:324:14
167.78:324:16
177.88:314:17
187.88:304:19
197.98:294:21
207.98:284:22
218.08:264:24
228.08:254:26
238.18:244:28
248.18:234:29
258.28:224:31
268.28:204:33
278.38:194:35
288.38:184:37
298.48:164:39
308.48:154:40
318.58:134:42

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 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 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
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310.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Schwerin?

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 Schwerin.

What to pack for Schwerin in January

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

In January, Schwerin sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Schwerin in January

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Schwerin 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 Schwerin peaks around June 21 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 21UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Schwerin in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Schwerin is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Schwerin's WHO annual average of 11.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Schwerin?

Schwerin sits at 53.6°N, 11.4°E, 48 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wismar, 29 km away.

MöllnGüstrowLübeckRatekauBad SchwartauStockelsdorf

Topography around Schwerin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwerin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m.

The land around Schwerin is covered by water (37%), trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
191 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Wismar 29 km · Parchim 37 km · Mölln 48 km · Güstrow 53 km · Lübeck 55 km · Ratekau 57 km · Bad Schwartau 57 km · Stockelsdorf 58 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 Schwerin (53.6294°, 11.4132°, elevation 48 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).