Elmshorn Weather in January
Elmshorn in January
The short of it: Elmshorn in January averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low 0° · rain 68 mm · daylight 7 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
January in Elmshorn brings afternoons near 4° and nights around 0°, with about 68 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Elmshorn: highs scarcely reach 4°, nights fall to 0°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 58 min in mid-January, 31 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Elmshorn runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Pinneberg, 13 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Elmshorn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PinnebergSchleswig-Holstein | 13 km SE | 5° | 0° | 65 mm |
| WedelSchleswig-Holstein | 19 km S | 5° | 0° | 65 mm |
| SchnelsenHamburg | 21 km SE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| Hansestadt StadeLower Saxony | 21 km SW | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| ItzehoeSchleswig-Holstein | 21 km NNW | 4° | 0° | 75 mm |
| NorderstedtSchleswig-Holstein | 22 km ESE | 4° | 0° | 68 mm |
| LurupHamburg | 22 km SE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |
| EidelstedtHamburg | 23 km SE | 5° | 0° | 66 mm |