Ostersund in January: Weather, Average temperature and Climate
Weather in Ostersund in January 2027
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Ostersund;
Average weather
Average temperature in Ostersund in January
Going from a maximum of +7°C during the day to a minimum of -18°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around -2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -2°C to -1°C.
Is Ostersund warm or cold in January?
Ostersund is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -3°C to -4°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -8°C to -9°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 Ostersund, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Ostersund in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | -3°C | -4°C | -3°C | |||
| Min. temperature | -27°C | -36°C | -31°C | |||
| Max. temperature | +8°C | +9°C | +9°C | |||
| Rainfall | 44 mm | 105 mm | 114 mm | |||
| Wind | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | |||
| Humidity | 85% | 84% | 81% | |||
| Air pressure | 1005 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1008 HPa | |||
☀️ | Sunny days | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
☁️ | Cloudy days | 13 | 13 | 12 | ||
🌧️ | Rainy days | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
❄️ | Snowy days | 15 | 16 | 13 | ||
| Our opinion | Bad | Bad | Bad | |||
January weather is still as bad as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From -3°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -4°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 44 mm to 105 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 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 bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 14 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Ostersund is gradually increasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Ostersund.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Ostersund?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ostersund 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 (+8°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 275 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 34013 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in Sweden
Monthly weather in Ostersund
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ostersund, 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.


