Leipzig Weather in January
Leipzig in January
The short of it: Leipzig in January averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 36 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Leipzig an average January high of 4°, a low of -1° and some 36 mm of rain. Leipzig's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -1° by night. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 20 min in mid-January, 27 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Leipzig runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Gohlis, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
January in Leipzig, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GohlisSaxony | 3 km N | 4° | -1° | 36 mm |
| MarkkleebergSaxony | 7 km S | 4° | -1° | 36 mm |
| TauchaSaxony | 9 km ENE | 4° | -2° | 42 mm |
| MarkranstädtSaxony | 11 km WSW | 4° | -1° | 33 mm |
| SchkeuditzSaxony | 12 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 33 mm |
| DelitzschSaxony | 21 km N | 4° | -1° | 39 mm |
| EilenburgSaxony | 23 km NE | 3° | -2° | 47 mm |
| BornaSaxony | 25 km SSE | 4° | -2° | 41 mm |