Merzig Weather in January
Merzig in January
The short of it: Merzig in January averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 36 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 4° · low -1° · rain 83 mm · daylight 8 h 36 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
January in Merzig brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 83 mm of rain over the month. Merzig's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 2nd 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, 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, Merzig runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Beckingen, 7 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Merzig, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 25 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeckingenSaarland | 7 km SE | 5° | -1° | 87 mm |
| LosheimSaarland | 11 km NE | 4° | -1° | 94 mm |
| DillingenSaarland | 12 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 85 mm |
| SchmelzSaarland | 15 km E | 4° | -1° | 100 mm |
| SaarwellingenSaarland | 16 km SE | 5° | -1° | 92 mm |
| SaarlouisSaarland | 17 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 83 mm |
| LebachSaarland | 20 km E | 4° | -1° | 97 mm |
| SchwalbachSaarland | 20 km SE | 5° | -1° | 87 mm |