Weather in Marseille in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Marseille;
Average weather
Average temperature in Marseille in January
Going from a maximum of +59°F during the day to a minimum of +25°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +55°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +52°F to +55°F.
Is Marseille warm or cold in January?
Marseille is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +54°F to +54°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +41°F to +39°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Marseille, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Marseille in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +54°F | +54°F | +55°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°F | +16°F | +16°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +68°F | +75°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 58 mm | 46 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 5 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 74% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +54°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 62 mm to 58 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 74%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 4 m/s to 5 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 11 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 13 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Marseille is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 10 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Marseille.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Marseille?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Marseille in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+48°F) and the highest in 2018 (+60°F). The driest year was 1983 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 229 mm.
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Monthly weather in Marseille
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Marseille, 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.