Weather in Alesund in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Alesund;
Average weather
Average temperature in Alesund in January
The temperature in January is +6°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +10°C during the day and a minimum of -2°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 58% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +8°C to +1°C.
Is Alesund warm or cold in January?
Alesund is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +5°C to +5°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Alesund, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Alesund in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +5°C | +5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -13°C | -12°C | -13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +14°C | +15°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 201 mm | 186 mm | 155 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 74% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1004 HPa | 1004 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +5°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 201 mm to 186 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 74%. 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 8 m/s getting up to 15 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Alesund is gradually increasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Alesund.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Alesund?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Alesund in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+3°C) and the highest in 1989 (+11°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 9 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1989 with 513 mm.
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Monthly weather in Alesund
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Alesund, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.