Hell Weather in January
Hell in January
The short of it: Hell in January averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 5 h 36 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 2° · low -3° · rain 78 mm · daylight 5 h 36 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hell an average January high of 2°, a low of -3° and some 78 mm of rain. Hell's coldest stretch of the year, 2° by day and -3° by night. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 36 min in mid-January, 62 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
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, Hell runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Stjørdal, 3 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
January in Hell, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StjørdalTrøndelag | 3 km NNE | 2° | -3° | 81 mm |
| StjørdalshalsenTrøndelag | 3 km NNE | 2° | -3° | 81 mm |
| HommelvikTrøndelag | 7 km SW | 2° | -4° | 83 mm |
| HegraTrøndelag | 11 km E | 2° | -4° | 97 mm |
| MalvikTrøndelag | 11 km W | 3° | -3° | 84 mm |
| FrostaTrøndelag | 18 km NNW | 3° | -2° | 109 mm |
| TrondheimTrøndelag | 25 km W | 3° | -2° | 87 mm |
| TanemTrøndelag | 27 km WSW | 2° | -3° | 82 mm |