Bielefeld Weather in January
Bielefeld in January
The short of it: Bielefeld in January averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 84 mm · daylight 8 h 14 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Bielefeld an average January high of 5°, a low of 0° and some 84 mm of rain. Bielefeld's coldest stretch of the year, 5° by day and 0° by night. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 84 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 14 min in mid-January, 28 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Bielefeld runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Herford, 13 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
January in Bielefeld, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HerfordNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km NE | 5° | 0° | 80 mm |
| Bad SalzuflenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km ENE | 5° | 0° | 79 mm |
| GüterslohNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km SW | 6° | 0° | 74 mm |
| LageNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km ESE | 5° | 0° | 85 mm |
| BündeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km N | 5° | 0° | 76 mm |
| LöhneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 76 mm |
| MelleLower Saxony | 23 km NW | 5° | 0° | 79 mm |
| LemgoNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 25 km E | 5° | 0° | 85 mm |