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Zürich January Weather

Averages and records for weather in Zürich, Switzerland in the month of January.

Typical Zürich January Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	3.6 °C
Average daily low	-1.2 °C
Average monthly precipitation	6.2 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	46.6%

Zürich January Weather Records 1901–2024
Highest temperature	16.9 °C	January 31, 1948
Lowest temperature	-20.8 °C	January 12, 1987
Highest daily low	10.7 °C	January 10, 2015
Lowest daily high	-15.2 °C	January 12, 1987
Hottest average high temperature	7.7 °C	1921
Coldest average high temperature	-2.6 °C	1985
Most daily precipitation	5.4 cm	January 1, 1962
Most monthly precipitation	17.6 cm	1910

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
January 1	3.9	-0.8	15.6	-14.5
January 2	3.9	-0.9	14.0	-16.5
January 3	3.8	-0.9	15.6	-16.8
January 4	3.8	-0.9	15.2	-15.5
January 5	3.8	-1.0	14.5	-16.8
January 6	3.7	-1.0	12.9	-16.6
January 7	3.7	-1.1	13.0	-17.1
January 8	3.6	-1.1	12.8	-19.0
January 9	3.5	-1.2	13.7	-19.5
January 10	3.5	-1.2	15.4	-13.4
January 11	3.5	-1.2	14.0	-17.6
January 12	3.5	-1.2	16.6	-20.8
January 13	3.5	-1.2	15.7	-18.1
January 14	3.5	-1.2	12.4	-19.0
January 15	3.5	-1.2	12.3	-15.5
January 16	3.5	-1.2	14.7	-16.6
January 17	3.5	-1.3	12.7	-14.5
January 18	3.5	-1.3	13.8	-16.1
January 19	3.6	-1.3	13.3	-16.9
January 20	3.6	-1.3	13.4	-14.0
January 21	3.6	-1.3	13.5	-14.4
January 22	3.6	-1.3	13.1	-15.1
January 23	3.6	-1.4	12.9	-18.0
January 24	3.6	-1.4	13.5	-17.5
January 25	3.6	-1.5	12.9	-15.3
January 26	3.6	-1.5	12.2	-13.5
January 27	3.6	-1.6	13.0	-12.3
January 28	3.6	-1.6	13.8	-15.6
January 29	3.7	-1.6	13.6	-14.8
January 30	3.8	-1.6	13.0	-14.6
January 31	3.8	-1.6	16.9	-12.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1901–2024	Zürich / Fluntern	location