Weather in Narvik in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Narvik;
Average weather
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Is Narvik warm or cold in January?
Narvik is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from 0°C to -2°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -6°C to -8°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 Narvik, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Narvik in January
Water in Narvik in January is Cold. It varies from +3°C to +6°C, with an average of +5°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around -2°C.
In January, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Narvik in January?
Climate in Narvik in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | -2°C | -1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -30°C | -29°C | -27°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +10°C | +9°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 83 mm | 75 mm | 64 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +5°C | +4°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 78% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1002 HPa | 1003 HPa | 1005 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 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 -2°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 83 mm to 75 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 78%. 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 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Narvik is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Narvik.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Narvik?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Narvik in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+5°C) and the highest in 1990 (+8°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 664 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1989 with 1620 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Narvik
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Narvik, 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.