Piteå Weather in January
Piteå in January
The short of it: Piteå in January averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 4 h 48 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 -3° · low -11° · rain 47 mm · daylight 4 h 48 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Piteå an average January high of -3°, a low of -11° and some 47 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about -3°, nights near -11°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 4 h 48 min in mid-January, 81 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Piteå runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Bergsviken, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Piteå, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 4 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BergsvikenNorrbotten | 5 km WSW | -3° | -11° | 46 mm |
| HortlaxNorrbotten | 5 km SW | -3° | -11° | 45 mm |
| NorrfjärdenNorrbotten | 11 km N | -4° | -12° | 47 mm |
| RoknäsNorrbotten | 13 km WNW | -4° | -13° | 43 mm |
| RosvikNorrbotten | 16 km NE | -4° | -12° | 45 mm |
| JävreNorrbotten | 19 km S | -2° | -9° | 44 mm |
| AlvikNorrbotten | 26 km NNE | -4° | -12° | 44 mm |
| AntnäsNorrbotten | 31 km NNE | -4° | -13° | 43 mm |