Vaduz weather in January

In January, Vaduz sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vaduz's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vaduz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
110 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:11 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vaduz is capital of Liechtenstein.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.9 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
300/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 Vaduz reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°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)
12-5
22-5
32-5
42-5
52-5
62-5
72-5
82-5
92-5
102-5
112-5
122-5
132-6
142-6
152-6
162-6
172-6
182-6
192-6
202-6
212-6
222-6
232-6
242-6
252-6
262-6
272-6
282-6
292-6
302-6
312-6

How January really feels in Vaduz

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.

Vaduz 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 / -6°11012.911.18.70.0
Feb / -5°1041211.1100.0
Mar / -2°12515.310.711.61.0
Apr11° / 12615.37.613.32.5
May16° / 188202.314.83.8
Jun19° / 10°217200.415.64.7
Jul21° / 11°21019.2015.35.2
Aug21° / 11°21918.80145.2
Sep17° / 15415.30.712.44.6
Oct13° / 12012.93.210.63.2
Nov / -1°121138.19.10.7
Dec / -5°12414.211.98.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
53862
63961
73961
83961
94060
104060
114159
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174357
184357
194258
204258
214357
224258
234258
244159
254159
264159
274060
283961
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vaduz gets around 110 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 46% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14638
24637
34537
44536
54436
64435
74335
84234
94134
104133
114033
123933
133933
143933
153834
163834
173835
183935
193936
203936
213937
224037
234037
244038
254138
264138
274138
284138
294138
304138
314138

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 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 8:14 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 5:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:144:36
28.48:154:37
38.48:154:37
48.48:144:38
58.48:144:39
68.48:144:40
78.58:144:41
88.58:144:42
98.58:144:43
108.58:134:45
118.58:134:46
128.68:134:47
138.68:124:48
148.68:124:49
158.78:114:51
168.78:114:52
178.78:104:53
188.88:094:54
198.88:094:56
208.88:084:57
218.98:074:58
228.98:065:00
238.98:065:01
249.08:055:03
259.08:045:04
269.08:035:05
279.18:025:07
289.18:015:08
299.28:005:10
309.27:595:11
319.37:585:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vaduz?

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 Vaduz.

What to pack for Vaduz in January

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

In January, Vaduz sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°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 Vaduz 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 Vaduz 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
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vaduz?

Vaduz sits at 47.1°N, 9.5°E, 465 m above sea level, in Liechtenstein. The nearest listed city is Feldkirch, 12 km away.

Feldkirch

Topography around Vaduz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vaduz has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m around an average of 764 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,422 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,190 m.

The land around Vaduz is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,531 m
16 km
2,422 m
80 km
3,190 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Feldkirch 12 km · Bludenz 23 km · Hohenems 27 km · Chur 32 km · Herisau 33 km · Saint Gallen 33 km · Lustenau 33 km · Dornbirn 35 km

Liechtenstein travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita
$220,167
2024
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2021
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 73%none 7%Protestant Reformed 6%Muslim 6%

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 Vaduz (47.1415°, 9.5215°, elevation 465 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).