Narvik Weather in January
Narvik in January
The short of it: Narvik in January averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 2 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -7° · rain 86 mm · daylight 2 h 37 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Narvik an average January high of -1°, a low of -7° and some 86 mm of rain. Narvik's coldest stretch of the year, -1° by day and -7° by night. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 2 h 37 min in mid-January, 157 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Narvik runs about middling and drier than most in January. Beisfjord, 10 km to the SE, is 3° cooler by day.
January in Narvik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 2 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeisfjordNordland | 10 km SE | -3° | -9° | 90 mm |
| BjerkvikNordland | 13 km NNE | -2° | -8° | 87 mm |
| BallangenNordland | 27 km WSW | -1° | -6° | 139 mm |
| EvenskjerTroms | 38 km WNW | 1° | -4° | 153 mm |
| SjøveganTroms | 51 km NNE | -2° | -9° | 99 mm |
| HarstadTroms | 54 km NW | 1° | -4° | 140 mm |
| KjøpsvikNordland | 58 km SW | 0° | -6° | 151 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 59 km W | 1° | -4° | 161 mm |