Weather in Haugesund in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Haugesund;
Average weather
Average temperature in Haugesund in January
Going from a maximum of +9°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 36% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +2°C to +7°C.
Is Haugesund warm or cold in January?
Haugesund is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +5°C to +4°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +2°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Haugesund, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Haugesund in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +4°C | +4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -13°C | -16°C | -12°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +11°C | +11°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 181 mm | 162 mm | 128 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 6 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 82% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1007 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
January weather is still as bad as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +5°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +4°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 181 mm to 162 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 82%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 5 m/s to 6 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 12 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Haugesund is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 9 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Haugesund.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Haugesund?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Haugesund in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+8°C) and the highest in 2014 (+12°C). The driest year was 2010 with only 1233 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 2408 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Haugesund, 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.