Halmstad Weather in January
Halmstad in January
The short of it: Halmstad in January averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 67 mm · daylight 7 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
January in Halmstad brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -2°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Halmstad's coldest stretch of the year, 3° by day and -2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 26 min in mid-January, 36 minutes more than a month before.
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 May and April.
Against its neighbours, Halmstad runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Fyllinge, 5 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Halmstad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FyllingeHalland | 5 km SE | 3° | -2° | 64 mm |
| FrösakullHalland | 8 km W | 3° | -2° | 65 mm |
| OskarströmHalland | 15 km NNE | 2° | -3° | 92 mm |
| LaholmHalland | 21 km SSE | 3° | -2° | 66 mm |
| MellbystrandHalland | 22 km SSE | 3° | -2° | 59 mm |
| BåstadSkåne | 28 km S | 2° | -2° | 61 mm |
| FalkenbergHalland | 34 km NW | 2° | -2° | 68 mm |
| FörslövSkåne | 36 km S | 3° | -2° | 59 mm |