Traunreut weather in January

In January, Traunreut sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 25% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Traunreut's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Traunreut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:01 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Traunreut is main settlement in the municipality of the same name.

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 Traunreut 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 -2°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)
13-2
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
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
314-2

How January really feels in Traunreut

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.

Traunreut weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7512.47.68.60.0
Feb / -2°6411.56.99.90.2
Mar10° / 8814.15.111.61.9
Apr14° / 7612.41.813.43.9
May19° / 12615.6014.95.3
Jun22° / 13°13115.6015.75.7
Jul24° / 15°12915.2015.46.2
Aug23° / 14°12714014.16.3
Sep19° / 11°10812.9012.45.5
Oct14° / 8612.70.710.63.7
Nov / 7711.5491.1
Dec / -1°8013.57.48.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43763
53664
63664
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123763
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183961
193961
203862
213862
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Traunreut gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14423
24422
34422
44422
54422
64322
74221
84221
94121
103920
113820
123820
133721
143621
153622
163622
173623
183623
193624
203725
213726
223726
233827
243828
253928
263928
274029
284029
294029
304029
314029

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:064:20
28.38:064:21
38.38:064:22
48.38:064:23
58.38:064:24
68.38:054:25
78.38:054:26
88.48:054:27
98.48:054:28
108.48:044:29
118.48:044:30
128.58:044:31
138.58:034:33
148.58:034:34
158.68:024:35
168.68:014:36
178.68:014:38
188.68:004:39
198.77:594:40
208.77:594:42
218.87:584:43
228.87:574:45
238.87:564:46
248.97:554:47
258.97:544:49
269.07:534:50
279.07:524:52
289.07:514:53
299.17:504:55
309.17:494:56
319.27:484:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Traunreut?

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 Traunreut.

What to pack for Traunreut in January

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

In January, Traunreut 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 Traunreut 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 Traunreut peaks around June 23 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Traunreut 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 Traunreut is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Oct 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Traunreut?

Traunreut sits at 48.0°N, 12.6°E, 552 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Traunstein, 11 km away.

Topography around Traunreut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Traunreut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 556 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,531 m.

The land around Traunreut is covered by trees (39%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (31%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
390 m
80 km
2,531 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Traunstein 11 km · Burghausen 29 km · Waldkraiburg 31 km · Freilassing 32 km · Mühldorf 32 km · Bad Reichenhall 34 km · Rosenheim 37 km · Salzburg 38 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 Traunreut (47.9627°, 12.5923°, elevation 552 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. 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).