Brilon Weather in January
Brilon in January
The short of it: Brilon in January averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 119 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
January in Brilon brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -2°, with about 119 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Brilon: highs scarcely reach 4°, nights fall to -2°. 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 8 h 20 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Brilon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Warstein, 16 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Brilon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 112 mm |
| MeschedeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km WSW | 4° | -2° | 112 mm |
| KorbachHesse | 25 km ESE | 3° | -2° | 86 mm |
| SalzkottenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 31 km N | 5° | 0° | 79 mm |
| SchmallenbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km SW | 3° | -2° | 123 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 34 km W | 5° | -1° | 102 mm |
| LippstadtNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 35 km NNW | 6° | 0° | 70 mm |
| SoestNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 38 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 75 mm |