Bavaria · Germany
Munich in January
In January, Munich averages a daytime high of 3 °C and a night-time low of -4 °C, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Munich's most comfortable months, September.
- Average high
- 3 °C
- Average low
- -4 °C
- Rain in the month
- 49 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 8 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 70
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Munich
January is tied for the coolest month in Munich by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 3 °C to 25 °C and the lows from -4 °C to 13 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 2 °C warmer than January.
January brings 49 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 70 mm (844 mm a year); it is the 11th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 8 h 50 min, against 8 h 20 min at the shortest and 16 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 °C | -4 °C | 49 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -3 °C | 41 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 1 °C | 56 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 4 °C | 50 mm | |
| May | 19 °C | 8 °C | 93 mm | |
| June | 23 °C | 12 °C | 111 mm | |
| July | 25 °C | 13 °C | 107 mm | |
| August | 25 °C | 13 °C | 103 mm | |
| September | 20 °C | 9 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| October | 14 °C | 5 °C | 59 mm | |
| November | 8 °C | 1 °C | 51 mm | |
| December | 3 °C | -3 °C | 52 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Munich?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 3 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Munich are September; the nearest is September.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Germany in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Munich
This guide lists 70 places to stay in Munich: 29 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 41 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 15; 1–3 km, 21; 3–10 km, 29; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.