Weather in Lyon in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Lyon;
Average weather
Average temperature in Lyon in January
Going from a maximum of +57°F during the day to a minimum of +21°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +41°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +52°F to +45°F.
Is Lyon warm or cold in January?
Lyon is typically chill in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +46°F to +45°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +36°F to +34°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Lyon, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Lyon in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +46°F | +45°F | +48°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +12°F | -2°F | +10°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +68°F | +72°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 68 mm | 58 mm | 53 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 81% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +46°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +45°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 68 mm to 58 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 81%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 2 m/s to 1 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 2 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Lyon is gradually increasing during January, going from 0 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Lyon.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Lyon?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Lyon in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+36°F) and the highest in 2018 (+56°F). The driest year was 1993 with only 12 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 146 mm.
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Monthly weather in Lyon
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lyon, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.