Épinal Weather in January
Épinal in January
The short of it: Épinal in January averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 78 mm · daylight 8 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Épinal an average January high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 78 mm of rain. Épinal's coldest stretch of the year, 5° by day and -1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 46 min in mid-January, 24 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Épinal runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Golbey, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Épinal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GolbeyGrand Est | 2 km NNW | 5° | -1° | 78 mm |
| Thaon-les-VosgesGrand Est | 8 km NNW | 5° | -1° | 74 mm |
| RemiremontGrand Est | 21 km SSE | 4° | -2° | 90 mm |
| MirecourtGrand Est | 27 km WNW | 5° | -1° | 72 mm |
| GérardmerGrand Est | 34 km ESE | 2° | -3° | 114 mm |
| Raon-l'ÉtapeGrand Est | 38 km NE | 4° | -1° | 67 mm |
| Saint-Dié-des-VosgesGrand Est | 38 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 73 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-BainsBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 41 km S | 5° | -1° | 89 mm |