Waldkirch weather in January

In January, Waldkirch sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 127 mm of precipitation across 14.3 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 22% 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 Waldkirch's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waldkirch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
127 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:20 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Waldkirch is human settlement in 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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Waldkirch 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 8°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)
13-2
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
202-2
212-2
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
282-3
292-3
302-3
313-3

How January really feels in Waldkirch

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.

Waldkirch weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°12714.38.58.60.0
Feb / -2°10312.17.59.90.0
Mar / 11414.75.611.61.4
Apr13° / 10014.62.513.43.1
May17° / 14717.20.114.94.5
Jun20° / 12°12715.6015.85.5
Jul22° / 13°12815.2015.46.0
Aug22° / 13°11413.8014.16.1
Sep18° / 10°10212.3012.45.3
Oct13° / 10712.90.710.63.2
Nov / 11513.43.990.8
Dec / -1°14615.68.78.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113367
123367
133367
143367
153367
163367
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Waldkirch gets around 127 mm of rain and snow over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15127
25126
35126
45125
55025
65024
74924
84924
94824
104824
114725
124625
134626
144627
154527
164528
174428
184429
194430
204430
214331
224331
234331
244332
254332
264331
274331
284331
294330
304330
314330

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3110calm

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 8:25 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:254:38
28.28:254:39
38.28:254:40
48.38:254:41
58.38:254:42
68.38:244:43
78.38:244:44
88.38:244:45
98.48:244:46
108.48:234:47
118.48:234:48
128.48:234:49
138.58:224:51
148.58:224:52
158.58:214:53
168.68:204:54
178.68:204:56
188.68:194:57
198.78:184:58
208.78:185:00
218.78:175:01
228.88:165:03
238.88:155:04
248.98:145:06
258.98:135:07
268.98:125:08
279.08:115:10
289.08:105:11
299.18:095:13
309.18:085:15
319.28:075:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.18 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
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Waldkirch?

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 Waldkirch.

What to pack for Waldkirch in January

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

In January, Waldkirch sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Waldkirch 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 Waldkirch peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Waldkirch 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 Waldkirch is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1215 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Waldkirch?

Waldkirch sits at 48.1°N, 8.0°E, 266 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Emmendingen, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Waldkirch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waldkirch has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,061 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,372 m.

The land around Waldkirch is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
672 m
16 km
1,061 m
80 km
1,372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Emmendingen 9.0 km · Freiburg 14 km · Lahr 28 km · Unterkrozingen 28 km · Schramberg 34 km · Villingen-Schwenningen 40 km · Müllheim 40 km · Offenburg 42 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 Waldkirch (48.0958°, 7.9637°, elevation 266 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).