Weather in Aberdeen in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Aberdeen;
Average weather
Average temperature in Aberdeen in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +7°C with a maximum of +15°C and a minimum of -2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to +8°C.
Is Aberdeen warm or cold in January?
Aberdeen is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +7°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Aberdeen, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Aberdeen in January
Water in Aberdeen in January is Cold. It varies from +7°C to +9°C, with an average of +8°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +6°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Aberdeen in January?
Climate in Aberdeen in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +6°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -14°C | -13°C | -11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 68 mm | 60 mm | 40 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +7°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 81% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1007 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +7°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +6°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 68 mm to 60 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Aberdeen is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Aberdeen.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Aberdeen?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Aberdeen in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+9°C) and the highest in 2022 (+13°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 474 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2002 with 978 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Aberdeen, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.