Sonthofen weather in January

In January, Sonthofen sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 119 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sonthofen's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sonthofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
119 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:09 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sonthofen is inner city of the urban municipality of Sonthofen, Bavaria, Germany.

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sonthofen reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 6°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)
10-6
20-6
30-6
40-6
50-6
60-6
70-6
81-6
91-6
101-6
111-6
121-6
131-6
141-6
150-6
160-7
170-7
180-7
190-7
200-7
210-7
220-7
230-7
240-7
250-7
260-7
270-7
280-7
291-7
301-6
311-6

How January really feels in Sonthofen

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
14 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sonthofen weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°11913.412.88.70.0
Feb / -6°10812.412.19.90.0
Mar / -3°13316.113.611.60.3
Apr10° / 124169.713.31.7
May14° / 19721.44.414.93.0
Jun17° / 21220.90.815.74.2
Jul19° / 10°21120.10.215.44.8
Aug19° / 10°20119.40.314.14.8
Sep15° / 146161.912.43.9
Oct11° / 11413.44.910.62.5
Nov / -2°11812.99.89.10.4
Dec / -6°1301513.28.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84159
94159
104159
114258
124258
134258
144159
154258
164258
174258
184258
194258
204159
214258
224159
234159
244060
253961
263961
273862
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sonthofen gets around 119 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14945
24845
34844
44743
54743
64642
74641
84541
94440
104339
114239
124238
134138
144138
154138
164038
174039
184039
194040
204040
214141
224141
234141
244141
254141
264141
274141
284241
294241
304242
314242

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 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 8:13 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:134:31
28.38:134:32
38.38:134:33
48.38:134:34
58.48:134:35
68.48:134:36
78.48:134:37
88.48:124:38
98.48:124:39
108.58:124:40
118.58:114:41
128.58:114:42
138.68:114:44
148.68:104:45
158.68:104:46
168.68:094:47
178.78:084:49
188.78:084:50
198.78:074:51
208.88:064:53
218.88:064:54
228.88:054:55
238.98:044:57
248.98:034:58
259.08:025:00
269.08:015:01
279.08:005:03
289.17:595:04
299.17:585:06
309.27:575:07
319.27:565:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sonthofen?

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
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sonthofen.

What to pack for Sonthofen in January

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

In January, Sonthofen sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -7°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 Sonthofen 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 Sonthofen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sonthofen?

Sonthofen sits at 47.5°N, 10.3°E, 746 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kempten (Allgäu), 23 km away.

Topography around Sonthofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sonthofen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m around an average of 807 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,566 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,087 m.

The land around Sonthofen is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
587 m
16 km
1,566 m
80 km
3,087 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Kempten (Allgäu) 23 km · Fussen 32 km · Marktoberdorf 38 km · Wangen 39 km · Leutkirch 40 km · Bregenz 40 km · Dornbirn 42 km · Lindau 45 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 Sonthofen (47.5182°, 10.2826°, elevation 746 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).