Jelling Weather in January
Jelling in January
The short of it: Jelling in January averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 63 mm · daylight 7 h 36 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & April
Thirty years of records give Jelling an average January high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 63 mm of rain. Jelling's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 36 min in mid-January, 34 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and April.
Against its neighbours, Jelling runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Vejle, 9 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Jelling, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 11 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VejleSouth Denmark | 9 km SE | 5° | -3° | 57 mm |
| GiveSouth Denmark | 15 km NW | 4° | -2° | 69 mm |
| HedenstedCentral Jutland | 17 km E | 5° | -3° | 54 mm |
| LøsningCentral Jutland | 18 km ENE | 5° | -4° | 54 mm |
| BillundSouth Denmark | 20 km W | 4° | -1° | 71 mm |
| BrandeCentral Jutland | 28 km NW | 4° | -1° | 70 mm |
| HorsensCentral Jutland | 29 km ENE | 5° | -4° | 48 mm |
| FredericiaSouth Denmark | 29 km SE | 5° | -2° | 51 mm |