Velbert Weather in January
Velbert in January
The short of it: Velbert in January averages a high of 5 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 102 mm · daylight 8 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Velbert an average January high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 102 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Velbert: highs scarcely reach 5°, nights fall to 1°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 20 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Velbert runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Wuppertal, 11 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Velbert, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km SE | 5° | 0° | 114 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km NE | 6° | 1° | 97 mm |
| EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km N | 6° | 1° | 88 mm |
| RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km WSW | 6° | 1° | 78 mm |
| MülheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km NW | 6° | 1° | 80 mm |
| WattenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km NNE | 6° | 1° | 88 mm |
| SolingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km S | 5° | 0° | 109 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km N | 6° | 1° | 83 mm |