🇫🇷 Weather in Paris in January
This is what the weather in Paris (France) was like in January in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
6.6 °C
3.5 °C – 9.1 °C
Avg. night-time low
0.6 °C
-2.7 °C – 4.1 °C
Avg. rain days in period
12.3
40 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
65.0 mm
35.4 mm – 118 mm
Avg. cloud cover
77 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 13.7 °C (5 Jan 2023) · Lowest temperature -8.4 °C (20 Jan 2017) · Avg. daily peak wind 25 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 26Sunny
- 38Partly cloudy
- 123Cloudy
- 77Light rain
- 46Rain
Summary
- On average 6.6 °C during the day and 0.6 °C at night.
- On average 12.3 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 65.0 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 9.1 °C), coolest: 2017 (avg. 3.5 °C).
- Wettest year: 2018 (118 mm), driest: 2026 (35.4 mm).
- Extremes: 13.7 °C on 5 Jan 2023 and -8.4 °C on 20 Jan 2017.
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
Avg. max7.2°Avg. min1.5°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 35.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 83 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 12.3 °C · Min -4.0 °C
2025
Avg. max6.0°Avg. min-0.1°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 99.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 76 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.2 °C · Min -4.9 °C
2024
Avg. max6.3°Avg. min0.0°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 61.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 77 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.4 °C · Min -7.0 °C
2023
Avg. max7.8°Avg. min2.0°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 60.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 85 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.7 °C · Min -4.1 °C
2022
Avg. max6.8°Avg. min0.2°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 57.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 73 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.2 °C · Min -3.0 °C
2021
Avg. max5.9°Avg. min-0.2°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 94.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 83 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.6 °C · Min -4.3 °C
2020
Avg. max8.1°Avg. min2.0°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 40.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.1 °C · Min -3.7 °C
2019
Avg. max5.5°Avg. min-0.7°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 47.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 83 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.6 °C · Min -5.3 °C
2018
Avg. max9.1°Avg. min4.1°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 118 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 86 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.3 °C · Min 0.5 °C
2017
Avg. max3.5°Avg. min-2.7°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 36.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.7 °C · Min -8.4 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Paris in January?
- Daytime highs averaged 6.6 °C, night-time lows 0.6 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 13.7 °C (5 Jan 2023), the lowest -8.4 °C (20 Jan 2017).
- How often does it rain in Paris in January?
- On average there were 12.3 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 65.0 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) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)