Pegnitz Weather in January
Pegnitz in January
The short of it: Pegnitz in January averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 84 mm · daylight 8 h 33 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Pegnitz an average January high of 2°, a low of -3° and some 84 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Pegnitz: highs scarcely reach 2°, nights fall to -3°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 33 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Pegnitz runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Bayreuth, 22 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Pegnitz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BayreuthBavaria | 22 km N | 3° | -3° | 65 mm |
| HersbruckBavaria | 28 km SSW | 3° | -3° | 83 mm |
| Sulzbach-RosenbergBavaria | 32 km SSE | 2° | -3° | 76 mm |
| Lauf an der PegnitzBavaria | 32 km SW | 3° | -3° | 67 mm |
| ForchheimBavaria | 35 km W | 4° | -2° | 56 mm |
| Röthenbach an der PegnitzBavaria | 37 km SW | 3° | -3° | 61 mm |
| KulmbachBavaria | 39 km N | 3° | -3° | 60 mm |
| HirschaidBavaria | 40 km W | 3° | -2° | 52 mm |