Vik Weather in January
Vik in January
The short of it: Vik in January averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 196 mm (7.7 in) of rain and about 6 h 23 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 -2° · rain 196 mm · daylight 6 h 23 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Vik an average January high of 1°, a low of -2° and some 196 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 1°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 196 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 23 min in mid-January, 49 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, Vik runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Balestrand, 17 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
January in Vik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BalestrandVestland | 17 km N | 1° | -2° | 214 mm |
| HermansverkVestland | 20 km NE | 2° | -1° | 166 mm |
| HøyangerVestland | 32 km NW | 0° | -2° | 310 mm |
| SogndalVestland | 34 km NE | 3° | -1° | 128 mm |
| KaupangerVestland | 38 km ENE | 3° | -1° | 114 mm |
| LærdalsøyriVestland | 48 km E | 1° | -4° | 99 mm |
| VossVestland | 48 km S | 1° | -3° | 230 mm |
| SandeVestland | 51 km NW | 2° | 0° | 319 mm |