Dorsten Weather in January
Dorsten in January
The short of it: Dorsten in January averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 76 mm · daylight 8 h 17 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
January in Dorsten brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Dorsten's coldest stretch of the year, 6° by day and 1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 76 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 May and April.
Against its neighbours, Dorsten runs about middling and drier than most in January. Marl, 9 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
January in Dorsten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarlNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km E | 6° | 1° | 80 mm |
| GladbeckNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km S | 6° | 1° | 79 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km S | 6° | 1° | 78 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 82 mm |
| DinslakenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km SW | 6° | 2° | 71 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km SSW | 6° | 1° | 76 mm |