Munich in January
In January, Munich has 51.9 mm (2.04 in) of rain, a daily high of 4.0 °C (39.2 °F) and a daily low of -1.8 °C (28.8 °F), as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Last updated : what the month is like; shorter source notes.
Best time to visit Munich: January misses our rule: days are 12.0 °C under our 16 °C and nights are 9.8 °C under our 8 °C. Expect 10.3 rain days, 19.4 nights below 0 °C and days that grow by 1 h 02 min.
What January is like in Munich
- The new carnival prince and princess take power on Marienplatz in early January. On the stage they get a cloak, a sceptre, a diadem and the city's key. Source: muenchen.de (Landeshauptstadt München), checked .
- Skaters glide along the Nymphenburg canal in winter, when the ice will bear them. Stalls by the palace canal sell mulled wine and hot food. Source: muenchen.de (Landeshauptstadt München), checked .
- Sledges zip down the Monopteros hill once there is enough snow. Straw bales guard the trees, and from the temple on top you look out over Munich's skyline. Source: muenchen.de (Landeshauptstadt München), checked .
- Brussels sprouts still on the stalk come fresh from the field to the Viktualienmarkt in winter. The market also has winter cheese, made from summer milk and left to ripen longer. Source: muenchen.de (Landeshauptstadt München), checked .
Key figures
Weather in January, 1991-2020 means
- Daily high
- 4.0 °C (39.2 °F)
- Daily low
- -1.8 °C (28.8 °F)
- Rain
- 51.9 mm (2.04 in) in the month
- Sunshine
- 74.6 h in the month
Climate normals 1991-2020, computed by DWD and submitted to the World Meteorological Organization. Checked .
Station: München-Stadt, 3.7 km from the city centre point.
Daylight on 15 January 2026
- Sunrise
- 07:59 local time
- Sunset
- 16:47 local time
- Day length
- 8 h 48 min
Day length 1-31 January: 8 h 26 min to 9 h 28 min, +1 h 02 min.
Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Month by month
Each month: daily high in °C, then rain in mm, 1991-2020 means.
WMO climate normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
This month against the year
| Measure | January | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Daily high | 4.0 °C | coldest |
| Daily low | -1.8 °C | coldest |
| Rain | 51.9 mm | 2nd driest |
| Sunshine | 74.6 hours | 3rd least sunny |
| Day length | 8 h 48 min | 2nd shortest |
Equal values share a rank. How we rank months
Sunshine share: 27% of the 274.9 hours from sunrise to sunset in January. How we compute sunshine share
Munich in January, on average: 10.3 rain days (1 mm or more), 19.4 frost days (low below 0 °C), 0.0 hot days (high 30 °C or more).
WMO climate normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked .
Public holidays this month
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day |
| Tuesday | Epiphany |
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day |
| Wednesday | Epiphany |
Typed from the official list and re-checked, .
English names are from the holidays library where the official list gives none. How we check holidays
Source: Official public holiday list (stmi.bayern.de), checked ; holidays Python library, checked . Library: holidays 0.105.
Same month in 20 cities
Munich is warmer than 4 of our 20 cities in January by mean daily high. How we rank cities
Closest high and low in January: Berlin (0.4 °C apart, equal), New York (0.4, equal), Vienna (0.5).
| City | Gap from Munich, °C | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm | Sunshine, hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich (this page) | — | 4.0 | -1.8 | 51.9 | 74.6 |
| Berlin (closest) | 0.4 | 3.6 | -1.4 | 47.7 | 51.1 |
| New York (closest) | 0.4 | 4.2 | -2.3 | 92.5 | no data |
| Vienna (closest) | 0.5 | 3.5 | -1.3 | 42.1 | 70.2 |
| Prague | 1.0 | 2.7 | -2.4 | 25.4 | 51.4 |
| Amsterdam | 2.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 66.5 | 69.0 |
| Paris | 4.3 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 47.6 | 59.0 |
| Tokyo | 4.4 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 59.7 | 192.6 |
| Chicago | 4.9 | -0.2 | -7.3 | 50.5 | no data |
| Hiroshima | 4.9 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 46.2 | 138.6 |
| London | 5.0 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 58.1 | no data |
| Osaka | 5.3 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 47.0 | 146.5 |
| Madrid | 5.5 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 32.0 | no data |
| Rome | 6.6 | 12.0 | 3.4 | no data | no data |
| Barcelona | 9.1 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 42.6 | 119.9 |
| Seville | 10.1 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 56.3 | 202.0 |
| Los Angeles | 13.6 | 20.0 | 9.4 | 83.6 | no data |
| Hong Kong | 15.6 | 18.7 | 14.6 | 33.2 | 145.8 |
| Buenos Aires | 24.1 | 30.1 | 20.2 | 134.4 | 272.7 |
| Singapore | 26.4 | 30.6 | 24.3 | 221.6 | no data |
Sources (1991-2020): WMO climate normals and NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, checked , ; Hong Kong: our 1991-2020 mean of the Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK; Singapore: our 1991-2020 mean of the National Environment Agency monthly climate series on data.gov.sg; both checked . Each city's page names its station. All sources in full on Methodology.
Hong Kong figures: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Observatory own the intellectual property rights in the data; attribution to them and DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: Terms and Conditions of Use of DATA.GOV.HK, version 1.2.
Singapore figures: Contains information from the National Environment Agency on data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licence). The Agency does not endorse our means.
Sources
- WMO Member Nations (each national weather service's own submission); archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated. Published by NOAA NCEI for WMO; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
- holidays Python library, run locally. Attribution: holidays library, Vacanza team. Licence: MIT. Checked .
Official sources
Cite this page: City by Month. "Munich in January: weather, daylight, holidays". https://citybymonth.com/cities/germany/munich/january/. Last updated 5 November 2026.