Datteln Weather in January
Datteln in January
The short of it: Datteln in January averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 78 mm · daylight 8 h 17 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
January in Datteln brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Datteln: highs scarcely reach 6°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 17 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Datteln runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Recklinghausen, 11 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Datteln, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 82 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km SSW | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km ESE | 6° | 0° | 73 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SSW | 6° | 1° | 87 mm |
| MarlNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km W | 6° | 1° | 80 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km SSE | 6° | 0° | 78 mm |
| BergkamenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km ESE | 6° | 0° | 72 mm |