Munster Weather in January
Munster in January
The short of it: Munster in January averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -1° · rain 74 mm · daylight 8 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
January in Munster brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -1°, with about 74 mm of rain over the month. Munster's coldest stretch of the year, 4° by day and -1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 5 min in mid-January, 30 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Munster runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Uelzen, 32 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
January in Munster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UelzenLower Saxony | 32 km E | 4° | -1° | 61 mm |
| LüneburgLower Saxony | 37 km NE | 4° | -1° | 54 mm |
| CelleLower Saxony | 40 km S | 5° | -1° | 61 mm |
| Buchholz in der NordheideLower Saxony | 41 km NNW | 4° | -1° | 72 mm |
| WinsenLower Saxony | 42 km N | 4° | 0° | 60 mm |
| SeevetalLower Saxony | 47 km N | 4° | 0° | 66 mm |
| HarburgHamburg | 53 km N | 5° | 0° | 64 mm |
| GeesthachtSchleswig-Holstein | 54 km NNE | 4° | -1° | 61 mm |