Weather in Harstad in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Harstad;
Average weather
Average temperature in Harstad in January
Going from a maximum of +7°C during the day to a minimum of -14°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +3°C to 0°C.
Is Harstad warm or cold in January?
Harstad is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from 0°C to -1°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -3°C to -5°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Harstad, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Harstad in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | -1°C | -1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -21°C | -21°C | -22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +7°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 71 mm | 59 mm | 60 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 80% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1002 HPa | 1002 HPa | 1004 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 16 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From 0°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -1°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 71 mm to 59 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 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 13 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Harstad is gradually decreasing during January, going from 6 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Harstad.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Harstad?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Harstad in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+4°C) and the highest in 2011 (+7°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 570 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2005 with 1322 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Harstad
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Harstad, 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.