January Temperature Averages in European Cities

Average temperatures for January at major cities throughout Europe are listed below in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

The cities range from Amsterdam to Zurich and from Reykjavík to İstanbul. They are listed alphabetically and you can jump ahead to the section for Amsterdam to Kiev, Leeds to Pristina and Reykjavík to Zurich.

Included in this list are Europe's national capitals plus cities with a metropolitan population of over one million people.

The tables give the normal maximum and minimum monthly temperatures based on historical weather data collected over a long period, in most cases 30 years.

Average January temperatures
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
42	33	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6	1
51	33	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	10	0
56	45	Athens, Greece	14	7
56	40	Barcelona, Spain	13	4
40	30	Belgrade, Serbia	5	-1
37	29	Berlin, Germany	3	-2
44	35	Birmingham, United Kingdom	7	2
36	26	Bratislava, Slovakia	2	-4
42	33	Brussels, Belgium	6	1
35	22	Bucharest, Romania	2	-6
36	27	Budapest, Hungary	2	-3
32	21	Chisinau, Moldova	0	-6
41	31	Cologne, Germany	5	-1
37	29	Copenhagen, Denmark	3	-2
47	36	Dublin, Ireland	8	2
43	34	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6	1
38	29	Hamburg, Germany	4	-1
28	17	Helsinki, Finland	-2	-8
49	39	İstanbul, Turkey	9	4
15	2	Kazan, Russia	-9	-16
27	17	Kyiv, Ukraine	-3	-8

Average daily temperatures in January
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
42	33	Leeds, United Kingdom	6	1
43	34	Lille, France	6	1
58	47	Lisbon, Portugal	15	8
37	27	Ljubljana, Slovenia	3	-3
47	38	London, United Kingdom	8	3
36	28	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	2	-2
44	33	Lyon, France	6	0
49	37	Madrid, Spain	10	3
45	35	Manchester, United Kingdom	7	2
53	37	Marseille, France	11	3
43	30	Milan, Italy	6	-1
24	14	Minsk, Belarus	-4	-10
56	42	Monaco, Monaco	13	5
21	10	Moscow, Russia	-6	-12
37	25	Munich, Germany	3	-4
55	40	Naples, Italy	13	4
56	42	Nice, France	13	5
17	6	Nizhny & Novgorod, Russia	-8	-15
29	20	Oslo, Norway	-2	-7
45	37	Paris, France	7	3
49	35	Podgorica, Montenegro	10	1
33	22	Prague, Czech Republic	0	-5
36	23	Pristina, Kosovo	2	-5

January temperatures: daily averages
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
35	27	Reykjavík, Iceland	2	-3
28	19	Riga, Latvia	-2	-8
55	36	Rome, Italy	13	2
30	19	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	-1	-7
43	33	Rotterdam, Netherlands	6	1
23	13	Saint Petersburg, Russia	-5	-11
16	4	Samara, Russia	-9	-16
46	33	San Marino, San Marino	8	0
37	24	Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	-4
40	27	Skopje, Macedonia	5	-3
36	23	Sofia, Bulgaria	2	-5
31	23	Stockholm, Sweden	-1	-5
29	20	Tallinn, Estonia	-1	-7
54	36	Tirana, Albania	12	2
44	28	Turin, Italy	7	-3
13	-3	Ufa, Russia	-10	-20
40	27	Vaduz, Liechtenstein	4	-3
59	49	Valletta, Malta	15	9
38	29	Vienna, Austria	3	-2
26	16	Vilnius, Lithuania	-4	-9
24	13	Volgograd, Russia	-5	-11
31	21	Warsaw, Poland	-1	-6
39	27	Zagreb, Croatia	4	-3
38	26	Zurich, Switzerland	3	-3

Average January Temperatures for Cities in Europe

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