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🇨🇭 Weather in Interlaken in January

This is what the weather in Interlaken (Bernese Oberland, Switzerland) was like in January in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy

Avg. daytime high

-3.4 °C

-5.9 °C – -1.3 °C

Avg. night-time low

-11.1 °C

-13.8 °C – -7.8 °C

Avg. rain days in period

14.4

46 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

82.1 mm

36.6 mm – 182 mm

Avg. cloud cover

75 %

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

Avg. sea temperature

–

No sea nearby – no sea temperature.

Extremes: Highest temperature 5.0 °C (1 Jan 2022) · Lowest temperature -20.8 °C (20 Jan 2024) · Avg. daily peak wind 13 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 11Sunny
  • 94Partly cloudy
  • 61Cloudy
  • 88Light rain
  • 56Rain

Summary

  • On average -3.4 °C during the day and -11.1 °C at night.
  • On average 14.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 82.1 mm of precipitation in total.
  • Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
  • Warmest year: 2018 (avg. -1.3 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. -5.9 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2018 (182 mm), driest: 2020 (36.6 mm).
  • Extremes: 5.0 °C on 1 Jan 2022 and -20.8 °C on 20 Jan 2024.

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

Charts

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2026

    Cloudy
    Avg. max-3.7°Avg. min-11.8°
    Rain days
    13 Rain days
    Precipitation
    52.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    79 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 0.4 °C · Min -19.7 °C

  • 2025

    Light rain
    Avg. max-2.3°Avg. min-10.7°
    Rain days
    19 Rain days
    Precipitation
    107 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    79 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 0.7 °C · Min -19.4 °C

  • 2024

    Light rain
    Avg. max-2.3°Avg. min-9.4°
    Rain days
    17 Rain days
    Precipitation
    81.4 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    82 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 2.3 °C · Min -20.8 °C

  • 2023

    Cloudy
    Avg. max-3.7°Avg. min-11.0°
    Rain days
    12 Rain days
    Precipitation
    44.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    82 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 1.5 °C · Min -19.9 °C

  • 2022

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max-2.4°Avg. min-10.3°
    Rain days
    7 Rain days
    Precipitation
    36.8 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    55 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 5.0 °C · Min -16.3 °C

  • 2021

    Rain
    Avg. max-5.3°Avg. min-12.8°
    Rain days
    22 Rain days
    Precipitation
    142 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    86 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 0.8 °C · Min -19.0 °C

  • 2020

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max-1.5°Avg. min-9.4°
    Rain days
    8 Rain days
    Precipitation
    36.6 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    58 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 1.8 °C · Min -16.6 °C

  • 2019

    Light rain
    Avg. max-5.9°Avg. min-13.8°
    Rain days
    15 Rain days
    Precipitation
    80.4 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    79 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 0.5 °C · Min -20.0 °C

  • 2018

    Rain
    Avg. max-1.3°Avg. min-7.8°
    Rain days
    19 Rain days
    Precipitation
    182 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    84 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 1.3 °C · Min -14.8 °C

  • 2017

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max-5.2°Avg. min-13.6°
    Rain days
    12 Rain days
    Precipitation
    57.8 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    71 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 0.2 °C · Min -19.8 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Interlaken in January?
Daytime highs averaged -3.4 °C, night-time lows -11.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 5.0 °C (1 Jan 2022), the lowest -20.8 °C (20 Jan 2024).
How often does it rain in Interlaken in January?
On average there were 14.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 82.1 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. Snow depth is the model value for the grid cell, not the depth on the slopes. 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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