Martigny-Ville weather in January

In January, Martigny-Ville sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 135 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Martigny-Ville's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Martigny-Ville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
1st coldest
Precipitation
135 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:17 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Martigny-Ville is town in the municipality of Martigny in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

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 -5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Martigny-Ville reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and -0°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Martigny-Ville

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Martigny-Ville weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -12°13512.513.18.90.0
Feb-3° / -11°11211.412.1100.0
Mar / -7°11313.313.411.60.0
Apr / -3°10413.911.913.30.2
May10° / 14318.67.414.71.7
Jun14° / 14118.52.615.53.4
Jul17° / 14618.10.915.24.5
Aug16° / 13016.20.8144.6
Sep13° / 10614.62.912.33.1
Oct / -1°10812.9710.71.2
Nov / -7°12813.512.99.20.0
Dec-4° / -11°14913.413.98.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
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54258
64258
74258
84357
94357
104456
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124456
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164654
174654
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204654
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224654
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244555
254555
264555
274555
284555
294555
304654
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Martigny-Ville gets around 135 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14445
24445
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94142
104042
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313942

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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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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 8:20 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:204:50
28.58:204:50
38.58:204:51
48.58:204:52
58.68:204:53
68.68:204:54
78.68:204:55
88.68:204:56
98.68:194:57
108.78:194:58
118.78:194:59
128.78:185:01
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158.88:175:04
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178.88:165:07
188.98:155:08
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208.98:145:10
219.08:135:12
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239.08:125:14
249.18:115:16
259.18:105:17
269.28:095:19
279.28:085:20
289.28:085:21
299.38:075:23
309.38:065:24
319.48:045:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
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242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Martigny-Ville?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Martigny-Ville.

What to pack for Martigny-Ville in January

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

In January, Martigny-Ville sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Martigny-Ville in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Martigny-Ville peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Martigny-Ville?

Martigny-Ville sits at 46.1°N, 7.1°E, 475 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Monthey, 19 km away.

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Topography around Martigny-Ville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Martigny-Ville has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,243 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,356 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,490 m.

The land around Martigny-Ville is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,243 m
16 km
3,356 m
80 km
4,490 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Monthey 19 km · Chamonix 25 km · Sitten 26 km · Sallanches 38 km · Cluses 39 km · Montreux 39 km · Sierre 41 km · Vevey 44 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 Martigny-Ville (46.1028°, 7.0724°, elevation 475 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).