Berlin Weather in January
Berlin in January
The short of it: Berlin in January averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 50 mm · daylight 8 h 10 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Berlin an average January high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 50 mm of rain. Berlin's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -1° by night. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 10 min in mid-January, 29 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Berlin runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Mitte, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
January in Berlin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MitteState of Berlin | 1 km SW | 4° | -1° | 50 mm |
| Prenzlauer BergState of Berlin | 2 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 50 mm |
| KreuzbergState of Berlin | 3 km S | 4° | -1° | 49 mm |
| FriedrichshainState of Berlin | 3 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 50 mm |
| GesundbrunnenState of Berlin | 3 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 50 mm |
| TreptowState of Berlin | 4 km SE | 4° | -1° | 48 mm |
| FennpfuhlState of Berlin | 4 km E | 4° | -1° | 49 mm |
| WeddingState of Berlin | 4 km NW | 4° | -1° | 49 mm |