Gray Weather in January
Gray in January
The short of it: Gray in January averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 51 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 6° · low 0° · rain 72 mm · daylight 8 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Gray an average January high of 6°, a low of 0° and some 72 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Gray: highs scarcely reach 6°, nights fall to 0°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 6th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 51 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Gray runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Arc-lès-Gray, 1 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Gray, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc-lès-GrayBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 1 km NNW | 6° | 0° | 72 mm |
| AuxonneBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 32 km SSW | 6° | 0° | 68 mm |
| Saint-VitBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 34 km SSE | 6° | 0° | 82 mm |
| GenlisBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 36 km SW | 6° | 0° | 61 mm |
| Is-sur-TilleBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 38 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 64 mm |
| Chevigny-Saint-SauveurBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 38 km WSW | 6° | 0° | 57 mm |
| QuetignyBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 39 km WSW | 6° | 0° | 56 mm |
| BesançonBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 39 km SE | 6° | 0° | 87 mm |