Zittau weather in January

In January, Zittau sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zittau's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zittau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:05 AM – 4:15 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 16.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zittau reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°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)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
191-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-3
261-3
271-3
281-3
291-3
302-3
312-3

How January really feels in Zittau

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.

Zittau weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6113.48.38.20.0
Feb / -3°4911.279.70.0
Mar / 6213.14.811.51.0
Apr13° / 4810.81.313.53.5
May18° / 7513.20.115.35.2
Jun21° / 11°8412.9016.25.8
Jul23° / 13°10213.8015.86.2
Aug23° / 13°9412.2014.36.4
Sep18° / 7111.3012.45.4
Oct12° / 5711.20.310.43.1
Nov / 5611.33.18.70.6
Dec / -2°59136.57.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32278
42278
52377
62377
72377
82476
92476
102476
112575
122575
132674
142674
152773
162773
172773
182872
192773
202773
212773
222674
232674
242674
252674
262674
272575
282575
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zittau gets around 61 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14523
24523
34523
44523
54524
64524
74523
84523
94423
104423
114324
124224
134124
144125
154025
163926
173926
183927
193927
203928
213928
224029
234029
244129
254129
264229
274228
284228
294227
304227
314226

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 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 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 8:11 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:113:57
27.88:103:58
37.88:103:59
47.88:104:00
57.98:104:01
67.98:104:02
77.98:094:04
87.98:094:05
98.08:094:06
108.08:084:07
118.08:084:09
128.08:074:10
138.18:074:11
148.18:064:13
158.18:054:14
168.28:054:15
178.28:044:17
188.38:034:18
198.38:024:20
208.38:014:21
218.48:014:23
228.48:004:24
238.57:594:26
248.57:574:28
258.57:564:29
268.67:554:31
278.67:544:33
288.77:534:34
298.77:524:36
308.87:504:38
318.87:494:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zittau?

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 Zittau.

What to pack for Zittau in January

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

In January, Zittau sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°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 Zittau 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 Zittau peaks around June 20 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zittau 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 Zittau is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1617 µg/m³Dec 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zittau?

Zittau sits at 50.9°N, 14.8°E, 253 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bogatynia, 10 km away.

Topography around Zittau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zittau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,573 m.

The land around Zittau is covered by cropland (30%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (44%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
1,573 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bogatynia 10 km · Liberec 23 km · Löbau 24 km · Česká Lípa 30 km · Görlitz 31 km · Zgorzelec 31 km · Jablonec nad Nisou 32 km · Bautzen 41 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 Zittau (50.8977°, 14.8076°, elevation 253 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).