Munich Weather in January
Munich in January
The short of it: Munich in January averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -2° · rain 53 mm · daylight 8 h 46 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Munich an average January high of 5°, a low of -2° and some 53 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Munich: highs scarcely reach 5°, nights fall to -2°. Rain is modest, about 53 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 46 min in mid-January, 24 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Munich runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Bogenhausen, 3 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Munich, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BogenhausenBavaria | 3 km ENE | 4° | -2° | 53 mm |
| UnterhachingBavaria | 8 km SSE | 4° | -2° | 58 mm |
| PasingBavaria | 9 km W | 4° | -2° | 54 mm |
| TaufkirchenBavaria | 10 km SSE | 4° | -2° | 58 mm |
| Ottobrunn bei MünchenBavaria | 10 km SE | 4° | -2° | 60 mm |
| HaarBavaria | 12 km ESE | 4° | -2° | 59 mm |
| KarlsfeldBavaria | 12 km NW | 4° | -3° | 51 mm |
| IsmaningBavaria | 13 km NE | 4° | -2° | 51 mm |