Gex Weather in January
Gex in January
The short of it: Gex in January averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 86 mm · daylight 8 h 59 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Gex an average January high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 86 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Gex: highs scarcely reach 5°, nights fall to -1°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 59 min in mid-January, 22 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Gex runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Versoix, 10 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Gex, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 19 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VersoixGeneva | 10 km SE | 5° | 0° | 77 mm |
| MeyrinGeneva | 11 km S | 5° | -1° | 79 mm |
| Le Grand-SaconnexGeneva | 12 km SSE | 6° | -1° | 78 mm |
| VernierGeneva | 13 km S | 6° | -1° | 78 mm |
| NyonVaud | 15 km ENE | 5° | -1° | 82 mm |
| Saint-ClaudeBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 16 km WNW | 4° | -2° | 96 mm |
| GenevaGeneva | 16 km SSE | 5° | -1° | 75 mm |
| LancyGeneva | 17 km SSE | 6° | -1° | 76 mm |