Selm Weather in January
Selm in January
The short of it: Selm in January averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 0° · rain 76 mm · daylight 8 h 17 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & June
January in Selm brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 0°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Selm's coldest stretch of the year, 6° by day and 0° by night. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 17 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 April and June.
Against its neighbours, Selm runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Lünen, 10 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
January in Selm, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km SSE | 6° | 0° | 73 mm |
| BergkamenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SE | 6° | 0° | 72 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km SW | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km S | 6° | 0° | 78 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 82 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 23 km SE | 6° | 0° | 82 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 24 km SW | 6° | 1° | 87 mm |
| HammNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 24 km E | 6° | 0° | 69 mm |