Steffisburg weather in January

In January, Steffisburg sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 113 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Steffisburg's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steffisburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
113 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:17 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Steffisburg is Settlement within the municipality of the same name in 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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Steffisburg reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Steffisburg

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.

Steffisburg 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 / -7°1131312.68.80.0
Feb / -6°10411.811.5100.0
Mar / -3°11514.21211.60.3
Apr / 125159.413.31.5
May13° / 18918.95.314.82.9
Jun17° / 20019.41.615.64.2
Jul19° / 10°21619.30.815.35.0
Aug19° / 10°204180.9145.0
Sep15° / 15014.72.212.44.0
Oct11° / 12012.85.210.62.4
Nov / -2°12313.710.79.20.3
Dec / -5°12713.913.18.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
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94456
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124654
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304654
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Steffisburg gets around 113 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14543
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84340
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104139
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314040

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 8:21 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:214:45
28.48:214:46
38.48:214:46
48.48:214:47
58.58:204:48
68.58:204:49
78.58:204:50
88.58:204:51
98.58:204:52
108.68:194:54
118.68:194:55
128.68:194:56
138.68:184:57
148.78:184:58
158.78:174:59
168.78:175:01
178.88:165:02
188.88:165:03
198.88:155:05
208.98:145:06
218.98:145:07
228.98:135:09
239.08:125:10
249.08:115:11
259.08:105:13
269.18:095:14
279.18:085:16
289.28:075:17
299.28:065:18
309.28:055:20
319.38:045:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
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101.4Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Steffisburg?

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
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Steffisburg.

What to pack for Steffisburg in January

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

In January, Steffisburg sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Steffisburg 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 Steffisburg peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steffisburg?

Steffisburg sits at 46.8°N, 7.6°E, 584 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Thun, 3.0 km away.

InterlakenKönizBernLauterbrunnenBurgdorfGrindelwaldFribourg

Topography around Steffisburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steffisburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,835 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,112 m.

The land around Steffisburg is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,835 m
80 km
4,112 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Thun 3.0 km · Interlaken 21 km · Köniz 23 km · Bern 24 km · Lauterbrunnen 29 km · Burgdorf 31 km · Grindelwald 35 km · Fribourg 37 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 Steffisburg (46.7781°, 7.6325°, elevation 584 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).