Motala weather in January

In January, Motala sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 6.8 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 14% 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 Motala's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
8:47 AM – 3:31 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Motala is urban area in Motala Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 10.2 µg/m³ · 2016
Founded
1288

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

-15°-10°-5°10°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-3
21-3
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-3
200-3
210-3
220-3
230-3
240-4
250-4
260-4
270-4
280-4
290-4
300-4
310-4

How January really feels in Motala

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.

Motala 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 / -3°409.36.26.80.0
Feb / -4°338.26.18.80.0
Mar / -2°3084.511.40.1
Apr / 357.71.7142.0
May14° / 499.90.116.44.3
Jun18° / 10°7412017.95.6
Jul21° / 13°8012.1017.36.1
Aug20° / 13°7512.6015.25.8
Sep15° / 5710.2012.54.5
Oct10° / 5711.10.59.92.1
Nov / 5010.73.17.50.2
Dec / -1°4610.45.56.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
172278
182179
192179
202278
212377
222476
232575
242575
252575
262674
272674
282674
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Motala gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13322
23322
33422
43421
53421
63421
73320
83320
93320
103220
113219
123119
133119
143019
152919
162919
172819
182819
192719
202719
212720
222720
232721
242821
252822
262923
272923
283023
293024
303124
313124

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
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
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 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 9:00 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 3:06 PM to 4:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.19:003:06
26.18:593:08
36.28:593:09
46.28:583:10
56.28:583:12
66.38:573:13
76.38:573:15
86.38:563:16
96.48:553:18
106.48:543:20
116.58:533:21
126.58:523:23
136.68:513:25
146.68:503:27
156.78:493:29
166.78:473:31
176.88:463:33
186.88:453:35
196.98:433:37
207.08:423:39
217.08:403:41
227.18:393:43
237.18:373:46
247.28:353:48
257.38:343:50
267.38:323:52
277.48:303:55
287.58:283:57
297.68:263:59
307.68:244:02
317.78:224:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
20.3Dim
30.3Dim
40.3Dim
50.3Dim
60.3Dim
70.3Dim
80.3Dim
90.3Dim
100.3Dim
110.3Dim
120.3Dim
130.3Dim
140.4Dim
150.4Dim
160.4Dim
170.4Dim
180.4Dim
190.4Dim
200.4Dim
210.5Dim
220.5Dim
230.5Dim
240.5Dim
250.5Dim
260.6Dim
270.6Dim
280.6Dim
290.6Dim
300.6Dim
310.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Motala?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Motala.

What to pack for Motala in January

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

In January, Motala sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Motala 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 Motala peaks around June 16 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Motala?

Motala sits at 58.5°N, 15.0°E, 107 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Linköping, 37 km away.

Karlskoga

Topography around Motala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m.

The land around Motala is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (32%), water (30%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Linköping 37 km · Kumla 66 km · Norrköping 67 km · Skövde 71 km · Mariestad 73 km · Örebro 83 km · Katrineholm 85 km · Karlskoga 93 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 Motala (58.5371°, 15.0365°, elevation 107 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).