Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen weather in January

In January, Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 12.9 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 21% 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 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:15 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen is quarter of the city of Zurich, 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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°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)
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1250
1350
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1740
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194-1
204-1
214-1
224-1
234-1
244-1
254-1
264-1
274-1
284-1
294-1
304-1
315-1

How January really feels in Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen

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.

Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen 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 / -1°9212.97.68.70.0
Feb / -1°8511.77.49.90.3
Mar10° / 9914.25.811.62.2
Apr14° / 10613.92.713.33.7
May18° / 144160.314.85.0
Jun22° / 13°14315.5015.75.7
Jul24° / 15°14615.4015.36.2
Aug23° / 15°14714.4014.16.3
Sep19° / 11°12312.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 10312.70.610.63.8
Nov / 106133.99.11.3
Dec / 106147.18.30.0

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63862
73862
83763
93763
103862
113862
123763
133763
143763
153763
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213763
223763
233664
243664
253664
263664
273664
283565
293664
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14522
24522
34422
44421
54421
64321
74321
84220
94120
104121
114121
124022
134022
144023
154024
164024
174025
184026
194026
204027
214127
224128
234128
244128
254128
264128
274028
284028
294028
304028
314028

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
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17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 8:19 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:194:39
28.38:194:40
38.48:194:41
48.48:194:41
58.48:194:42
68.48:194:43
78.48:194:44
88.48:194:46
98.58:184:47
108.58:184:48
118.58:184:49
128.58:174:50
138.68:174:51
148.68:164:53
158.68:164:54
168.78:154:55
178.78:154:56
188.78:144:58
198.88:134:59
208.88:135:00
218.88:125:02
228.98:115:03
238.98:105:04
248.98:095:06
259.08:095:07
269.08:085:09
279.18:075:10
289.18:065:12
299.18:055:13
309.28:035:15
319.28:025:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen?

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 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen.

What to pack for Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen in January

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

In January, Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen 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 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen 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 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen?

Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen sits at 47.3°N, 8.5°E, 447 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Zürich (Kreis 2), 1.0 km away.

Topography around Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,334 m.

The land around Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (26%) and water (24%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
449 m
16 km
562 m
80 km
3,334 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
January weather nearby: Zürich (Kreis 2) 1.0 km · Zürich (Kreis 8) 3.0 km · Zürich (Kreis 3) 3.0 km · Zurich 3.0 km · Adliswil 3.0 km · Zürich (Kreis 3) / Sihlfeld 4.0 km · Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl 4.0 km · Zürich (Kreis 9) / Albisrieden 5.0 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 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen (47.3401°, 8.5313°, elevation 447 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).