Waren weather in January

In January, Waren sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 Waren's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:26 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Waren 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 8°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
53-1
63-1
73-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
123-1
133-1
143-1
153-1
163-1
173-1
183-1
193-1
203-1
213-1
222-1
232-2
242-2
252-2
262-2
272-2
282-2
292-2
303-2
313-2

How January really feels in Waren

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.

Waren weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5111.33.87.80.0
Feb / -1°399.83.99.40.0
Mar / 4810.52.411.51.1
Apr13° / 419.60.313.73.5
May17° / 5711.4015.65.4
Jun20° / 12°6811.9016.75.9
Jul22° / 14°7712.5016.26.3
Aug22° / 14°7011.9014.66.3
Sep18° / 10°559.5012.55.6
Oct13° / 4910.50.110.33.3
Nov / 4110.10.98.30.8
Dec / 4911.23.47.30.0

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 (%)
12179
22179
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
111981
121981
132179
142179
152179
162179
172278
182278
192278
202179
212179
222179
232179
242179
252179
262278
272179
282179
292179
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Waren gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13811
23811
33811
43810
53810
63710
73710
83710
93610
103610
113510
123510
133410
143410
153311
163311
173211
183212
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203313
213313
223414
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253515
263515
273615
283615
293615
303615
313615

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 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 8:33 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 3:52 PM to 4:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:333:52
27.38:333:53
37.38:333:54
47.48:333:55
57.48:333:56
67.48:323:57
77.48:323:58
87.58:314:00
97.58:314:01
107.58:304:02
117.68:304:04
127.68:294:05
137.68:284:07
147.78:284:08
157.78:274:10
167.88:264:11
177.88:254:13
187.88:244:14
197.98:234:16
207.98:224:18
218.08:214:20
228.08:204:21
238.18:194:23
248.18:174:25
258.28:164:27
268.28:154:28
278.38:134:30
288.38:124:32
298.48:114:34
308.48:094:36
318.58:084:38

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 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 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
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.6Dim
110.6Dim
120.6Dim
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140.6Dim
150.6Dim
160.6Dim
170.6Dim
180.7Dim
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230.7Dim
240.8Dim
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260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Waren?

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 Waren.

What to pack for Waren in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Waren 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 Waren peaks around June 17 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 17UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Waren?

Waren sits at 53.5°N, 12.7°E, 63 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustrelitz, 31 km away.

ParchimNeuruppinTemplinRostock

Topography around Waren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m.

The land around Waren is covered by trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (32%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Neustrelitz 31 km · Neubrandenburg 39 km · Wittstock 42 km · Güstrow 46 km · Parchim 56 km · Neuruppin 66 km · Templin 70 km · Rostock 73 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 Waren (53.5199°, 12.6813°, elevation 63 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).