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Frankfurt in January: weather & daylight

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Frankfurt in January

Cool days, with time to pause indoors.

4°Caverage daily high
-2°Caverage daily low
57 mmmonthly precipitation
12.4wet days per month

Regional averages help you choose a season. They are not a forecast for your travel dates. A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation, including rain or snow water equivalent.

A little more daylight

Make room for the evening.

08:18sunrise
16:49sunset
8h 30mdaylight
15:49the hour before sunset

Local times for 2026-01-15 in Europe/Berlin, including daylight saving. Estimates use the city center and a level horizon; hills and buildings can hide the sun earlier.

The year at a glance.

Average daily highs in °C. Select a month to open its guide.

Frankfurt monthly climate, NASA POWER 2001–2020
MonthHigh / low (°C)PrecipitationWet days
January4° / -2°57 mm12.4
February5° / -2°46 mm10.8
March10° / 1°47 mm10.4
April16° / 4°41 mm9
May20° / 9°71 mm11.7
June24° / 12°59 mm11.8
July27° / 15°66 mm13.1
August26° / 14°64 mm12.5
September22° / 10°46 mm8.8
October16° / 6°54 mm10.8
November9° / 2°56 mm11.1
December4° / -1°64 mm13.6
What to bring

A small packing note.

Warm layers, rain protection and shoes with grip.

The museum embankment is across the river; Palmengarten is farther from the old-town cluster.

Put a day together

Old-town shapes and stories

Connect Römerberg, the cathedral exterior and Paulskirche.

Open the walk

NASA POWER / MERRA-2 · 2001–2020 · 0.5° latitude × 0.625° longitude regional grid. Values are computed from daily observations and model estimates. Mountain and coastal microclimates can differ substantially. Read the sources and method