Brussels Weather in January
Brussels in January
The short of it: Brussels in January averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -10° · rain 119 mm · daylight 9 h 16 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Brussels an average January high of -3°, a low of -10° and some 119 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Brussels: highs scarcely reach -3°, nights fall to -10°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 119 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 16 min in mid-January, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Brussels runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Huron East, 15 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Brussels, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron EastOntario | 15 km SSW | -3° | -10° | 115 mm |
| North PerthOntario | 23 km E | -3° | -11° | 99 mm |
| ListowelOntario | 24 km E | -3° | -11° | 96 mm |
| GoderichOntario | 37 km W | -1° | -8° | 108 mm |
| BluewaterOntario | 42 km SW | -2° | -8° | 94 mm |
| StratfordOntario | 48 km SSE | -3° | -10° | 89 mm |
| HanoverOntario | 48 km NNE | -3° | -10° | 114 mm |
| South HuronOntario | 52 km SSW | -2° | -9° | 89 mm |