Mannheim Weather in January
Mannheim in January
The short of it: Mannheim in January averages a high of 5 °C (42 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 43 mm · daylight 8 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Mannheim an average January high of 5°, a low of 0° and some 43 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Mannheim: highs scarcely reach 5°, nights fall to 0°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 36 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and September.
Against its neighbours, Mannheim runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Mannheim, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz | 2 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 43 mm |
| FrankenthalRheinland-Pfalz | 10 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 40 mm |
| ViernheimHesse | 10 km NE | 5° | 0° | 44 mm |
| LampertheimHesse | 12 km N | 5° | 0° | 41 mm |
| WeinheimBaden-Wurttemberg | 16 km ENE | 5° | 0° | 71 mm |
| WormsRheinland-Pfalz | 18 km NNW | 5° | 0° | 38 mm |
| HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg | 19 km ESE | 5° | 0° | 65 mm |
| SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz | 19 km S | 5° | 0° | 52 mm |