Mariestad weather in January

In January, Mariestad sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 6.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 06 min at the start of January to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mariestad's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mariestad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
8:54 AM – 3:34 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mariestad is urban area in Mariestad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 2.8 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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mariestad reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-2
21-2
31-2
41-2
51-2
61-2
71-2
81-2
91-2
101-1
111-1
121-1
131-2
141-2
151-2
161-2
171-2
181-2
191-2
201-2
211-2
221-2
231-2
241-2
251-2
261-3
271-3
281-3
291-3
300-3
310-3

How January really feels in Mariestad

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.

Mariestad weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-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°4510.15.86.70.0
Feb / -3°358.768.80.0
Mar / -1°3483.811.40.0
Apr / 397.81.4141.3
May13° / 5410.30.116.53.5
Jun17° / 12°7812017.95.2
Jul20° / 15°8712.3017.36.0
Aug19° / 14°9214015.25.6
Sep15° / 11°7111.2012.64.4
Oct10° / 7212.70.49.92.0
Nov / 58122.67.40.3
Dec / -0°5210.74.86.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42179
52179
62278
72278
82278
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142179
152179
162278
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mariestad gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13720
23720
33720
43820
53820
63819
73719
83718
93718
103618
113618
123518
133418
143318
153318
163218
173118
183018
192918
202919
212919
222819
232820
242820
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262921
272922
282922
293022
303023
313023

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
720breezy
820breezy
920breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
1220breezy
1320breezy
1420breezy
1520breezy
1620light breeze
1720light breeze
1820light breeze
1920light breeze
2020light breeze
2119light breeze
2219light breeze
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3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 06 min at the start of January to 7 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:06 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 3:10 PM to 4:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.19:063:10
26.19:063:11
36.19:053:12
46.19:053:14
56.29:043:15
66.29:043:16
76.39:033:18
86.39:023:20
96.39:013:21
106.49:003:23
116.48:593:25
126.58:583:27
136.58:573:28
146.68:563:30
156.68:553:32
166.78:543:34
176.78:523:36
186.88:513:38
196.98:493:41
206.98:483:43
217.08:463:45
227.08:453:47
237.18:433:49
247.28:413:52
257.28:403:54
267.38:383:56
277.48:363:58
287.48:344:01
297.58:324:03
307.68:304:06
317.78:284:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
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30.3Dim
40.3Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mariestad?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mariestad.

What to pack for Mariestad in January

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

In January, Mariestad sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mariestad in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mariestad peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mariestad?

Mariestad sits at 58.7°N, 13.8°E, 56 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Skövde, 35 km away.

Topography around Mariestad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mariestad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m.

The land around Mariestad is covered by trees (32%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Skövde 35 km · Lidköping 45 km · Falköping 62 km · Kristinehamn 69 km · Motala 73 km · Karlstad 77 km · Karlskoga 79 km · Kumla 89 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Mariestad (58.7097°, 13.8237°, elevation 56 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).