Fulda Weather in January
Fulda in January
The short of it: Fulda in January averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 27 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 3° · low -2° · rain 72 mm · daylight 8 h 27 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Fulda an average January high of 3°, a low of -2° and some 72 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Fulda: highs scarcely reach 3°, nights fall to -2°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 27 min in mid-January, 26 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, Fulda runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Petersberg, 3 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Fulda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PetersbergHesse | 3 km ENE | 3° | -2° | 74 mm |
| HünfeldHesse | 16 km NNE | 3° | -2° | 65 mm |
| SchlüchternHesse | 25 km SSW | 3° | -2° | 85 mm |
| Bad HersfeldHesse | 36 km N | 4° | -1° | 56 mm |
| Bad KissingenBavaria | 48 km SE | 3° | -2° | 61 mm |
| Bad SalzungenThuringia | 49 km NE | 3° | -2° | 58 mm |
| BüdingenHesse | 49 km SW | 4° | -1° | 66 mm |
| NiddaHesse | 50 km WSW | 4° | -1° | 69 mm |