Lødingen Weather in January
Lødingen in January
The short of it: Lødingen in January averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 161 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 2 h 38 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 1° · low -4° · rain 161 mm · daylight 2 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
January in Lødingen brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -4°, with about 161 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 1°, nights near -4°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 161 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 2 h 38 min in mid-January, 158 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, Lødingen runs about middling and wetter than most in January. Evenskjer, 30 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
January in Lødingen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 2 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EvenskjerTroms | 30 km NE | 1° | -4° | 153 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 32 km NW | 3° | -1° | 133 mm |
| BallangenNordland | 35 km ESE | -1° | -6° | 139 mm |
| KjøpsvikNordland | 39 km SSE | 0° | -6° | 151 mm |
| StrandNordland | 39 km NW | 4° | -1° | 129 mm |
| SortlandNordland | 40 km NW | 3° | -1° | 126 mm |
| OppeidNordland | 40 km SSW | 1° | -4° | 146 mm |
| BorkenesTroms | 41 km N | 1° | -3° | 147 mm |