Tønsberg Weather in January
Tønsberg in January
The short of it: Tønsberg in January averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 6 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -3° · rain 63 mm · daylight 6 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & July
January in Tønsberg brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -3°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Tønsberg's coldest stretch of the year, 1° by day and -3° by night. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 51 min in mid-January, 43 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and July.
Against its neighbours, Tønsberg runs about middling and drier than most in January. Sem, 5 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Tønsberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SemVestfold | 5 km WNW | 1° | -3° | 66 mm |
| MelsomvikVestfold | 6 km SW | 1° | -3° | 64 mm |
| StokkeVestfold | 8 km SW | 1° | -3° | 67 mm |
| ÅsgårdstrandVestfold | 10 km NNE | 1° | -3° | 62 mm |
| HortenVestfold | 17 km NNE | 2° | -3° | 61 mm |
| TjømeVestfold | 17 km S | 1° | -2° | 60 mm |
| SandefjordVestfold | 19 km SW | 1° | -2° | 72 mm |
| RyggebyenØstfold | 23 km ENE | 2° | -4° | 63 mm |