Is Glasgow hot in January?
Days are typically cold at 7.3°C, while nights average 1.7°C.
United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal
Glasgow in
January.
Typical January weather in Glasgow: 7.3°C by day, 1.7°C at night, 147 mm of rain over 16.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high7.3°C
Typical low1.7°C
Rain147 mm
Wet days16.9
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 67). Daylight is calculated as 7 h 35 from latitude 55.87°. Open-water sea temperature is 7.7°C (35 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Glasgow like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 147 mm across about 17 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 7 h 35 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 10 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2648579
- NOAA station
- UKE00105660 · PAISLEY
- Station distance
- 10.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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