Herne Weather in January
Herne in January
The short of it: Herne in January averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 18 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 87 mm · daylight 8 h 18 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
January in Herne brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Herne: highs scarcely reach 6°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 18 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, Herne runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Castrop-Rauxel, 6 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Herne, 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–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km ENE | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km S | 6° | 1° | 92 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NW | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NNW | 6° | 1° | 82 mm |
| WattenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SW | 6° | 1° | 88 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km SE | 6° | 0° | 93 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km S | 6° | 1° | 97 mm |