Canton of St. Gallen · Switzerland
St. Gallen in January
In January, St. Gallen averages a daytime high of 2 °C and a night-time low of -3 °C, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. St. Gallen has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 2 °C
- Average low
- -3 °C
- Rain in the month
- 62 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 8 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 81
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in St. Gallen
January is the coolest month in St. Gallen by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 2 °C to 22 °C and the lows from -3 °C to 12 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 1 °C warmer than January.
January brings 62 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 97 mm (1165 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 30 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 | 2 °C | -3 °C | 62 mm | |
| February | 3 °C | -3 °C | 59 mm | |
| March | 8 °C | 0 °C | 66 mm | |
| April | 12 °C | 3 °C | 78 mm | |
| May | 16 °C | 7 °C | 126 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 11 °C | 136 mm | |
| July | 22 °C | 12 °C | 142 mm | |
| August | 21 °C | 12 °C | 140 mm | |
| September | 17 °C | 9 °C | 108 mm | |
| October | 12 °C | 6 °C | 89 mm | |
| November | 6 °C | 1 °C | 85 mm | |
| December | 3 °C | -2 °C | 74 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 St. Gallen?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 2 °C is below 18 °C. No month in St. Gallen meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Switzerland in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in St. Gallen
This guide lists 81 places to stay in St. Gallen: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 80 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 14; 1–3 km, 2; 3–10 km, 17; 10 km or more, 48.
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.