January on this trans-Alpine route is cold and changeable. Over the Bavarian uplands and Tyrol, days are often overcast with frequent snowfall; highs fluctuate between subzero afternoons and brief thaws, while nights commonly sink well below freezing, locally near -20°C. Across South Tyrol, snow-laden fronts alternate with clearer breaks and milder valleys, producing occasional heavy daily totals of 15–30 mm. On the Veneto plain, conditions trend cool and cloudy with light precipitation and a few rainier episodes. Short sunny spells punctuate the month, but cloud prevails, and temperature swings are marked, with isolated lowland highs approaching 16°C.
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Starting near Augsburg, days are mostly overcast with drizzle and occasional moderate snowfall; highs range from 0 to 16°C and nights fall to around -6°C. Through Prittriching and Landsberg am Lech, snow alternates with drizzle and short clearer spells; highs sit between -1 and 12°C with colder nights down to -13°C, and daily totals reach about 12 mm.
Around Reichling to Schongau the pattern turns wintrier, with frequent snowfall punctuated by rain; highs swing from below freezing to 15°C while lows fall to -17°C, and single-day totals reach 25 mm. Rottenbuch keeps the snow theme, with harsher nights near -20°C and fresh falls around 20 mm.
Climbing into the Ammergau and Werdenfelser Alps, Oberammergau through Garmisch Partenkirchen to Mittenwald sees persistent cloud and recurring snow. Highs vary between -6 and 11°C, but deep freezes drive lows to -23°C, and the heaviest bursts drop roughly 17–23 mm in a day.
Across the plateau into the Inn valley and up to the pass, conditions stay wintry. Seefeld in Tirol and Innsbruck alternate clear spells with frequent moderate to heavy snowfall; highs run from -5 to 11°C, lows drop to -19°C, and daily totals reach about 15–17 mm. Climbing via Matrei am Brenner to Brenner, snow remains common with colder nights down to -16°C and occasional surges that deliver around 20 mm in a day.
Entering South Tyrol at Vipiteno, frequent snow accompanies sharp cold. Lows plunge near -19°C, highs hover from -5 to 10°C, and the strongest snowfalls bring roughly 26–30 mm. Farther south around Bressanone, overcast alternates with light to moderate snow; highs reach up to 10°C and daily totals generally stay low.
Between Chiusa and the Renon plateau at Collalbo, snow bands recur. Nights can fall to -17°C, daytime temperatures range from below freezing to about 10°C, and some outbreaks drop 15–24 mm.
In the Adige valley from Bolzano through Termeno to Salorno, conditions turn milder and more variable. Highs often reach 11–13°C with occasional sunny breaks, but snow still arrives, peaking near 15 mm around Termeno and surging to about 38 mm at Salorno.
South toward Trento and into Valsugana, a mix of overcast days and clear intervals continues. Highs range roughly 6–13°C with lows near -6 to 2°C, and periodic snowstorms deliver around 11 mm near Trento, 30 mm at Levico Terme, and 20 mm at Borgo Valsugana.
Crossing into Veneto at the Brenta valley, Cismon del Grappa and Bassano del Grappa see many overcast days with occasional light snowfall or drizzle. Highs vary from the low single digits to 13°C, lows dip to around -10 to -3°C, and precipitation stays light.
Farther onto the plain around Piazzola sul Brenta and Padua, the month trends cool and cloudy. Highs reach 5–11°C with lows around -5 to 4°C; most days are dry or overcast, but occasional rain totals about 3 mm near Piazzola and up to 14 mm in Padua.
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