Lech Weather in January
Lech in January
The short of it: Lech in January averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 8 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -9° · rain 91 mm · daylight 8 h 53 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Lech an average January high of -2°, a low of -9° and some 91 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Lech: highs scarcely reach -2°, nights fall to -9°. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 53 min in mid-January, 23 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lech runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Oberstdorf, 24 km to the NNE, is 5° warmer by day.
January in Lech, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OberstdorfBavaria | 24 km NNE | 3° | -6° | 113 mm |
| BludenzVorarlberg | 25 km WSW | 4° | -3° | 74 mm |
| SonthofenBavaria | 36 km NNE | 4° | -5° | 107 mm |
| DornbirnVorarlberg | 38 km NW | 4° | -2° | 75 mm |
| RankweilVorarlberg | 38 km W | 4° | -2° | 69 mm |
| HohenemsVorarlberg | 38 km WNW | 4° | -2° | 76 mm |
| Immenstadt im AllgäuBavaria | 40 km N | 4° | -5° | 106 mm |
| GötzisVorarlberg | 41 km WNW | 4° | -2° | 70 mm |