Schengen weather in January
Temperature, rain and sunshine in January: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in January
Poor
Best time to visit: May – September
What is the weather like in Schengen in January?
In January, Schengen is cold: daytime highs average 5 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (0 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 1 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 70 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Schengen.
January compared
How the weather changes from December to February. Tap a month to open it.
| DecemberDec | JanuaryJan | FebruaryFeb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Day | 6° | 5° | 7° |
| Night | 1° | 0° | 0° |
| Sun | 1 h | 1 h | 2 h |
| Rain days | 14 | 12 | 11 |
More details for January
- Daylight
- 8 h 36 min08:25 – 17:01
- UV index
- 1 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 20 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 77 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Snow days
- 2 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+1Europe/Luxembourg
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %0 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %0 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %41 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.
What to pack in January
- Warm jacket
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Schengen in January: quick answers
Is Schengen hot in January?
No. In January, Schengen is cold: daytime highs average 5 °C and nights drop to about 0 °C.
Does it rain much in Schengen in January?
Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 70 mm in total.
Schengen month by month
The whole year in SchengenAll destinations: LuxembourgWhere to go in January
Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences