Soest Weather in January
Soest in January
The short of it: Soest in January averages a high of 5 °C (42 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 75 mm · daylight 8 h 18 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
January in Soest brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 0°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Soest: highs scarcely reach 5°, nights fall to 0°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 3rd 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Soest runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Lippstadt, 20 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Soest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LippstadtNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km ENE | 6° | 0° | 70 mm |
| BeckumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km NNW | 6° | 0° | 67 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km S | 5° | -1° | 102 mm |
| HammNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 23 km WNW | 6° | 0° | 69 mm |
| AhlenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 26 km NW | 6° | 0° | 67 mm |
| MendenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 27 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 92 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km W | 6° | 0° | 82 mm |
| KamenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 31 km W | 6° | 0° | 72 mm |