Dorstfeld Weather in January
Dorstfeld in January
The short of it: Dorstfeld in January averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 81 mm · daylight 8 h 19 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Dorstfeld an average January high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 81 mm of rain. Dorstfeld's coldest stretch of the year, 6° by day and 1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 19 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Dorstfeld runs about middling and drier than most in January. Dortmund, 4 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Dorstfeld, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 4 km ENE | 6° | 0° | 78 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 8 km SSW | 6° | 0° | 93 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NW | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km WNW | 6° | 1° | 87 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km W | 6° | 1° | 92 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km NNE | 6° | 0° | 73 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km SSE | 5° | 0° | 101 mm |
| WattenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km W | 6° | 1° | 88 mm |