Ambert Weather in January
Ambert in January
The short of it: Ambert in January averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -1° · rain 38 mm · daylight 9 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Ambert an average January high of 6°, a low of -1° and some 38 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Ambert: highs scarcely reach 6°, nights fall to -1°. Rain is modest, about 38 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 4 min in mid-January, 21 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Ambert runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Montbrison, 26 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Ambert, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MontbrisonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 26 km ENE | 7° | 0° | 40 mm |
| ThiersAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 37 km NNW | 7° | 0° | 45 mm |
| IssoireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38 km W | 8° | 0° | 32 mm |
| Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 39 km E | 7° | 1° | 44 mm |
| BrioudeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 40 km SW | 8° | 0° | 31 mm |
| Andrézieux-BouthéonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 40 km E | 7° | 1° | 44 mm |
| Aurec-sur-LoireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 41 km ESE | 6° | 0° | 45 mm |
| LezouxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 42 km NW | 8° | 0° | 36 mm |