Potsdam Weather in January
Potsdam in January
The short of it: Potsdam in January averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 46 mm · daylight 8 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Potsdam an average January high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 46 mm of rain. Potsdam's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -2° by night. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 11 min in mid-January, 29 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Potsdam runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Zehlendorf, 13 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Potsdam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZehlendorfState of Berlin | 13 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 47 mm |
| WilhelmstadtState of Berlin | 16 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |
| StaakenState of Berlin | 16 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |
| LichterfeldeState of Berlin | 17 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 47 mm |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg | 18 km N | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |
| Falkenhagener FeldState of Berlin | 18 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |
| SteglitzState of Berlin | 19 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 47 mm |
| SpandauState of Berlin | 19 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 46 mm |