Schmallenberg Weather in January
Schmallenberg in January
The short of it: Schmallenberg in January averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 123 mm · daylight 8 h 22 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
January in Schmallenberg brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -2°, with about 123 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Schmallenberg: highs scarcely reach 3°, nights fall to -2°. Wet spells are common — about 123 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 22 min in mid-January, 27 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Schmallenberg runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Lennestadt, 16 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Schmallenberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LennestadtNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km WSW | 4° | -2° | 119 mm |
| MeschedeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km N | 4° | -2° | 112 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km NNW | 5° | -1° | 102 mm |
| KreuztalNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km SW | 4° | -2° | 113 mm |
| PlettenbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 120 mm |
| WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km N | 4° | -1° | 112 mm |
| SiegenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 36 km SSW | 4° | -1° | 101 mm |
| HemerNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 44 km NW | 5° | -1° | 102 mm |