Weather in Bournemouth in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Bournemouth;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bournemouth in January
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -7°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +11°C.
Is Bournemouth warm or cold in January?
Bournemouth is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +9°C to +8°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +5°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Bournemouth, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bournemouth in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -7°C | -6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +14°C | +17°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 85 mm | 75 mm | 57 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 85% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +9°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +8°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 85 mm to 75 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 85%. 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 1 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bournemouth is gradually decreasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Bournemouth?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bournemouth in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 551 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1381 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bournemouth, 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.