Weather in Southend in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Southend;
Average weather
Average temperature in Southend in January
Going from a maximum of +14°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +8°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 Southend warm or cold in January?
Southend is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +4°C to +3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Southend, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Southend in January
Water in Southend in January is Cold. It varies from +6°C to +10°C, with an average of +8°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +7°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Southend in January?
Climate in Southend in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -10°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +15°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 53 mm | 49 mm | 36 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +8°C | +8°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 83% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +7°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 53 mm to 49 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 84% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 4 m/s to 5 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 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 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Southend is gradually increasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Southend?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Southend in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 411 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1025 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Southend, 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.