Forchheim Weather in January
Forchheim in January
The short of it: Forchheim in January averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 34 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 -2° · rain 56 mm · daylight 8 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
January in Forchheim brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -2°, with about 56 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Forchheim: highs scarcely reach 4°, nights fall to -2°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 34 min in mid-January, 25 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, Forchheim runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Hirschaid, 12 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Forchheim, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HirschaidBavaria | 12 km NNW | 3° | -2° | 52 mm |
| ErlangenBavaria | 15 km SSW | 4° | -3° | 61 mm |
| Höchstadt an der AischBavaria | 18 km W | 3° | -2° | 58 mm |
| HerzogenaurachBavaria | 21 km SW | 3° | -3° | 59 mm |
| BambergBavaria | 23 km NNW | 3° | -2° | 50 mm |
| FürthBavaria | 27 km S | 4° | -3° | 53 mm |
| Lauf an der PegnitzBavaria | 28 km SE | 3° | -3° | 67 mm |
| Röthenbach an der PegnitzBavaria | 29 km SSE | 3° | -3° | 61 mm |