Dalvík Weather in January
Dalvík in January
The short of it: Dalvík in January averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 4 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 50 mm · daylight 4 h 28 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
January in Dalvík brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -3°, with about 50 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 2°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 4 h 28 min in mid-January, 93 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Dalvík runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Ólafsfjörður, 12 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Dalvík, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 4 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 27 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÓlafsfjörðurNortheast | 12 km NNW | 2° | -4° | 55 mm |
| SiglufjörðurNortheast | 26 km NW | 2° | -3° | 48 mm |
| AkureyriNortheast | 38 km SSE | 3° | -3° | 52 mm |
| NorðurþingNortheast | 54 km E | 3° | -2° | 50 mm |
| SauðárkrókurNorthwest | 56 km WSW | 3° | -2° | 38 mm |
| LaugarNortheast | 59 km ESE | 2° | -3° | 54 mm |
| BlönduósNorthwest | 87 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 40 mm |
| HvammstangiNorthwest | 128 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 43 mm |