Altach Weather in January
Altach in January
The short of it: Altach in January averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 69 mm · daylight 8 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Altach an average January high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 69 mm of rain. Altach's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 52 min in mid-January, 23 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Altach runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Hohenems, 3 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Altach, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HohenemsVorarlberg | 3 km ENE | 4° | -2° | 76 mm |
| LustenauVorarlberg | 8 km N | 4° | -2° | 69 mm |
| DornbirnVorarlberg | 9 km NE | 4° | -2° | 75 mm |
| FeldkirchVorarlberg | 14 km SSW | 5° | -2° | 68 mm |
| HardVorarlberg | 14 km N | 5° | -1° | 70 mm |
| BregenzVorarlberg | 18 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 70 mm |
| LindauBavaria | 21 km N | 4° | -1° | 68 mm |
| Sankt GallenSaint Gallen | 22 km WNW | 4° | -2° | 60 mm |