Weather in Umea in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Umea;
Average weather
Average temperature in Umea in January
The temperature in January is -1°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +4°C during the day and a minimum of -18°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 27% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +2°C to -4°C.
Is Umea warm or cold in January?
Umea is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -2°C to -4°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -7°C to -10°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 Umea, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Umea in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -4°C | -4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -28°C | -33°C | -29°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +9°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 16 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 84% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 11 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From -2°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 16 mm to 3 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in December to 3 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Umea is gradually decreasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Umea.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Umea?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Umea in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+4°C) and the highest in 2020 (+9°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 256 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 650 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Umea
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Umea, 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.