Littau weather in January

In January, Littau sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 118 mm of precipitation across 13.7 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 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Littau's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Littau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
118 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:15 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Littau is former municipality of Switzerland in Lucerne.

Density
1,217/km²
people per km²

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Littau reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-3
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Littau

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.

Littau 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 / -2°11813.711.98.70.0
Feb / -3°11112.610.8100.0
Mar / 12615.110.111.61.2
Apr12° / 13515.27.113.32.6
May16° / 18818.5214.84.0
Jun19° / 11°20018.60.215.64.9
Jul21° / 13°21218.50.115.35.4
Aug21° / 13°21117.70145.4
Sep17° / 10°16615.40.512.44.7
Oct13° / 13013.62.810.63.1
Nov / 13414.17.69.10.8
Dec / -1°13114.311.28.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53664
63565
73565
83664
93763
103763
113862
123862
133862
143961
153961
163862
173862
183862
193961
203862
213763
223763
233862
243862
253664
263763
273763
283763
293763
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Littau gets around 118 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14738
24738
34737
44637
54637
64536
74536
84435
94435
104335
114335
124235
134236
144236
154237
164237
174238
184339
194339
204340
214341
224341
234441
244441
254441
264341
274340
284340
294340
304339
314339

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 8:19 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:194:41
28.48:194:42
38.48:194:43
48.48:194:44
58.48:194:45
68.48:194:46
78.58:194:47
88.58:194:48
98.58:184:49
108.58:184:50
118.68:184:51
128.68:174:52
138.68:174:53
148.68:164:55
158.78:164:56
168.78:154:57
178.78:154:58
188.88:145:00
198.88:135:01
208.88:135:02
218.98:125:04
228.98:115:05
238.98:105:07
249.08:105:08
259.08:095:09
269.18:085:11
279.18:075:12
289.18:065:14
299.28:055:15
309.28:045:17
319.38:035:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Littau?

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 Littau.

What to pack for Littau in January

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

In January, Littau sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Littau 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 Littau peaks around July 15 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Littau?

Littau sits at 47.0°N, 8.3°E, 509 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Kriens, 3.0 km away.

ChamZugBaarSchwyzHorgen

Topography around Littau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Littau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,690 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,856 m.

The land around Littau is covered by trees (47%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
1,690 m
80 km
3,856 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Kriens 3.0 km · Emmen 3.0 km · Lucerne 3.0 km · Cham 21 km · Zug 24 km · Baar 26 km · Schwyz 30 km · Horgen 34 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 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 Littau (47.05°, 8.2627°, elevation 509 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).