Is Gothenburg hot in January?
Days are typically cold at 3°C, while nights average -1.5°C.
Sweden · 1991–2020 normal
Gothenburg in
January.
Typical January weather in Gothenburg: 3°C by day, -1.5°C at night, 80 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high3°C
Typical low-1.5°C
Rain80 mm
Wet days11.3
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 81). Daylight is calculated as 7 h 12 from latitude 57.71°. Open-water sea temperature is 3.2°C (11 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Gothenburg 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 80 mm across about 11 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 7 h 12 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.
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Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -1.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2711537
- NOAA station
- SWE00138198 · GOTEBORG A
- Station distance
- 1.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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