Schaffhausen weather in January

In January, Schaffhausen sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 12.1 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 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Schaffhausen's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schaffhausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:16 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Schaffhausen reaches about 4°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 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
104-1
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
284-2
294-2
304-2
314-2

How January really feels in Schaffhausen

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.

Schaffhausen 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°6712.15.18.70.0
Feb / -1°5510.25.19.90.2
Mar10° / 6812.43.511.62.1
Apr14° / 7112.21.413.33.9
May18° / 9814.5014.95.2
Jun22° / 13°9014.3015.75.9
Jul24° / 14°9213.4015.46.5
Aug24° / 14°8312.7014.16.5
Sep19° / 10°7010.8012.45.8
Oct14° / 7111.60.310.63.7
Nov / 72112.59.11.0
Dec / -1°7912.95.38.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93070
103268
113268
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173367
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233070
243070
253169
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Schaffhausen gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14217
24216
34216
44216
54215
64215
74115
84115
94115
104015
114015
124015
133916
143916
153917
163817
173817
183817
193718
203718
213718
223718
233719
243719
253719
263719
273719
283719
293619
303619
313619

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 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 8:03 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:204:37
28.38:204:38
38.38:204:39
48.38:204:40
58.38:204:41
68.48:204:42
78.48:204:43
88.48:204:44
98.48:194:45
108.48:194:46
118.58:194:47
128.58:184:48
138.58:184:49
148.68:174:51
158.68:174:52
168.68:164:53
178.68:164:55
188.78:154:56
198.78:144:57
208.88:144:59
218.88:135:00
228.88:125:01
238.98:115:03
248.98:105:04
258.98:095:06
269.08:085:07
279.08:075:09
289.18:065:10
299.18:055:12
309.18:045:13
319.28:035:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Schaffhausen?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Schaffhausen.

What to pack for Schaffhausen in January

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

In January, Schaffhausen sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Schaffhausen 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 Schaffhausen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schaffhausen?

Schaffhausen sits at 47.7°N, 8.6°E, 403 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Singen, 17 km away.

BülachWinterthurOberwinterthur (Kreis 2)Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1)FrauenfeldRadolfzellSeen (Kreis 3)

Topography around Schaffhausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schaffhausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 476 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,596 m.

The land around Schaffhausen is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
602 m
80 km
2,596 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Singen 17 km · Bülach 21 km · Winterthur 22 km · Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) 22 km · Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1) 23 km · Frauenfeld 25 km · Radolfzell 26 km · Seen (Kreis 3) 27 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 Schaffhausen (47.6973°, 8.6349°, elevation 403 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).