Wangen weather in January

In January, Wangen sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 94 mm of precipitation across 12.9 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 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 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 Wangen's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wangen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
94 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:11 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Wangen is inner city of Wangen im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg, 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 Wangen 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 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
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Wangen

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.

Wangen 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 / -2°9412.98.48.70.0
Feb / -2°8211.68.19.90.1
Mar / 9914.86.511.61.6
Apr13° / 9213.82.913.33.3
May18° / 138160.314.94.8
Jun21° / 13°13815.8015.75.6
Jul23° / 14°14516015.46.0
Aug22° / 14°13214.6014.16.1
Sep18° / 11°10712.7012.45.3
Oct13° / 9212.10.810.63.4
Nov / 9912.64.69.10.9
Dec / -1°10614.68.68.30.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73466
83565
93565
103664
113565
123565
133565
143565
153664
163664
173763
183664
193763
203664
213763
223664
233763
243664
253664
263664
273763
283763
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Wangen gets around 94 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14827
24826
34726
44725
54625
64624
74524
84424
94323
104223
114124
124124
134025
144025
153926
163927
173927
183928
193929
203929
213930
223930
233930
243930
253930
263930
273930
283930
293930
303929
313929

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
59calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 8:16 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:164:32
28.38:164:33
38.38:164:34
48.38:164:35
58.38:154:36
68.48:154:37
78.48:154:38
88.48:154:39
98.48:154:40
108.48:144:41
118.58:144:42
128.58:134:44
138.58:134:45
148.68:134:46
158.68:124:47
168.68:114:48
178.68:114:50
188.78:104:51
198.78:094:52
208.88:094:54
218.88:084:55
228.88:074:57
238.98:064:58
248.98:054:59
258.98:045:01
269.08:045:02
279.08:035:04
289.18:015:05
299.18:005:07
309.27:595:08
319.27:585:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Wangen?

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 Wangen.

What to pack for Wangen in January

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

In January, Wangen 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 Wangen 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 Wangen peaks around July 16 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 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wangen?

Wangen sits at 47.7°N, 9.8°E, 572 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Tettnang, 18 km away.

Topography around Wangen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wangen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,714 m.

The land around Wangen is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
2,714 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tettnang 18 km · Lindau 19 km · Ravensburg 20 km · Weingarten 20 km · Leutkirch 21 km · Bregenz 22 km · Bad Waldsee 26 km · Friedrichshafen 27 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 Wangen (47.6895°, 9.8325°, elevation 572 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).