How warm is it in Davos in January?

Daytime highs averaged -3.5 °C, night-time lows -12.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 5.3 °C (1 Jan 2022), the lowest -23.7 °C (20 Jan 2024).

How often does it rain in Davos in January?

On average there were 14.8 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 102 mm of precipitation in total.

🇨🇭 Weather in Davos in January

This is what the weather in Davos (Grisons, Switzerland) was like in January in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy

Avg. daytime high

-3.5 °C

-6.7 °C – -1.2 °C

Avg. night-time low

-12.1 °C

-15.2 °C – -9.4 °C

Avg. rain days in period

14.8

48 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

102 mm

44.9 mm – 204 mm

Avg. cloud cover

72 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

No sea nearby – no sea temperature.

Extremes: Highest temperature 5.3 °C (1 Jan 2022) · Lowest temperature -23.7 °C (20 Jan 2024) · Avg. daily peak wind 11 km/h

Weather mix of all days

1Sunny
103Partly cloudy
58Cloudy
84Light rain
64Rain

Summary

On average -3.5 °C during the day and -12.1 °C at night.
On average 14.8 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 102 mm of precipitation in total.
Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
Warmest year: 2018 (avg. -1.2 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. -6.7 °C).
Wettest year: 2018 (204 mm), driest: 2026 (44.9 mm).
Extremes: 5.3 °C on 1 Jan 2022 and -23.7 °C on 20 Jan 2024.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

2026
Avg. max-3.3°Avg. min-12.4°
Rain days
13 Rain days
Precipitation
44.9 mm
Avg. cloud cover
77 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 0.9 °C · Min -17.9 °C
2025
Avg. max-2.3°Avg. min-12.2°
Rain days
15 Rain days
Precipitation
97.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
78 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 0.6 °C · Min -22.9 °C
2024
Avg. max-2.1°Avg. min-10.5°
Rain days
15 Rain days
Precipitation
99.9 mm
Avg. cloud cover
75 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 4.4 °C · Min -23.7 °C
2023
Avg. max-3.7°Avg. min-11.6°
Rain days
14 Rain days
Precipitation
50.5 mm
Avg. cloud cover
78 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 2.9 °C · Min -19.2 °C
2022
Avg. max-3.2°Avg. min-11.5°
Rain days
12 Rain days
Precipitation
53.6 mm
Avg. cloud cover
56 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 5.3 °C · Min -20.6 °C
2021
Avg. max-5.5°Avg. min-13.6°
Rain days
21 Rain days
Precipitation
196 mm
Avg. cloud cover
80 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 0.2 °C · Min -20.3 °C
2020
Avg. max-1.2°Avg. min-10.2°
Rain days
10 Rain days
Precipitation
51.1 mm
Avg. cloud cover
62 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 2.9 °C · Min -22.3 °C
2019
Avg. max-6.7°Avg. min-15.2°
Rain days
20 Rain days
Precipitation
144 mm
Avg. cloud cover
68 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 0.3 °C · Min -21.7 °C
2018
Avg. max-1.2°Avg. min-9.4°
Rain days
15 Rain days
Precipitation
204 mm
Avg. cloud cover
80 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 1.4 °C · Min -14.5 °C
2017
Avg. max-5.4°Avg. min-14.5°
Rain days
13 Rain days
Precipitation
82.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
65 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 1.8 °C · Min -22.7 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Davos in January?: Daytime highs averaged -3.5 °C, night-time lows -12.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 5.3 °C (1 Jan 2022), the lowest -23.7 °C (20 Jan 2024).
How often does it rain in Davos in January?: On average there were 14.8 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 102 mm of precipitation in total.

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Data sources

Weather data: Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature: MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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