Raphoe Weather in January
Raphoe in January
The short of it: Raphoe in January averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 166 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 7 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 3° · rain 166 mm · daylight 7 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
January in Raphoe brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 3°, with about 166 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Raphoe: highs scarcely reach 8°, nights fall to 3°. Wet spells are common — about 166 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 7 h 46 min in mid-January, 33 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Raphoe runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Convoy, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Raphoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 14 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConvoyUlster | 5 km WSW | 8° | 3° | 175 mm |
| LeifearUlster | 9 km ESE | 8° | 3° | 151 mm |
| StrabaneNorthern Ireland | 10 km SE | 8° | 3° | 151 mm |
| LetterkennyUlster | 12 km NW | 8° | 3° | 189 mm |
| Sion MillsNorthern Ireland | 13 km SE | 8° | 3° | 158 mm |
| BallybofeyUlster | 14 km SW | 8° | 3° | 196 mm |
| New BuildingsNorthern Ireland | 18 km ENE | 8° | 3° | 147 mm |
| CastledergNorthern Ireland | 19 km S | 8° | 3° | 168 mm |