Minden Weather in January
Minden in January
The short of it: Minden in January averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 70 mm · daylight 8 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Minden an average January high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 70 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Minden: highs scarcely reach 5°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 12 min in mid-January, 29 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Minden runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Porta Westfalica, 7 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
January in Minden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porta WestfalicaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 7 km S | 5° | 1° | 73 mm |
| PetershagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km NNE | 5° | 0° | 67 mm |
| Bad OeynhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km SW | 5° | 0° | 76 mm |
| RintelnLower Saxony | 16 km SE | 5° | 0° | 73 mm |
| LöhneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km SW | 5° | 0° | 76 mm |
| LübbeckeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km W | 5° | 0° | 69 mm |
| EspelkampNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 63 mm |
| BündeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 25 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 76 mm |