Weimar Weather in January
Weimar in January
The short of it: Weimar in January averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 37 mm · daylight 8 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Weimar an average January high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 37 mm of rain. Weimar's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -2° by night. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 23 min in mid-January, 27 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Weimar runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Apolda, 14 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Weimar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ApoldaThuringia | 14 km ENE | 4° | -2° | 38 mm |
| JenaThuringia | 19 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 39 mm |
| WenigenjenaThuringia | 20 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 39 mm |
| ErfurtThuringia | 21 km W | 4° | -2° | 27 mm |
| LobedaThuringia | 21 km ESE | 4° | -1° | 40 mm |
| SömmerdaThuringia | 25 km NW | 4° | -2° | 31 mm |
| RudolstadtThuringia | 29 km S | 4° | -2° | 41 mm |
| ArnstadtThuringia | 31 km WSW | 3° | -2° | 34 mm |