Weather in Leipzig in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Leipzig;
Average weather
Average temperature in Leipzig in January
The temperature in January is +45°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +61°F during the day and a minimum of +23°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 48% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +61°F to +43°F.
Is Leipzig warm or cold in January?
Leipzig is typically chill in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +39°F to +37°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +32°F to +30°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Leipzig, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Leipzig in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +39°F | +37°F | +41°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°F | -9°F | -8°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +63°F | +68°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 57 mm | 37 mm | 26 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 83% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +39°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +37°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 57 mm to 37 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Leipzig is gradually increasing during January, going from 6 m/s to 9 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Leipzig.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Leipzig?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Leipzig in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+52°F) and the highest in 2019 (+61°F). The driest year was 2018 with only 357 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 1744 mm.
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Monthly weather in Leipzig
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Leipzig, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.