Eeklo weather in January

In January, Eeklo sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Eeklo's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eeklo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:51 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Eeklo is town in Eeklo municipality, Belgium.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Eeklo reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
163
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473
573
673
773
873
973
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1573
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How January really feels in Eeklo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Eeklo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5912.30.88.20.6
Feb / 5110.71.19.60.8
Mar10° / 5010.90.411.52.2
Apr14° / 4611013.53.7
May17° / 10°5811.7015.35.1
Jun19° / 13°5910.8016.35.9
Jul22° / 15°6712015.96.3
Aug22° / 15°7111.9014.46.3
Sep19° / 12°6010.6012.45.8
Oct15° / 6412.4010.44.0
Nov10° / 6612.90.28.72.0
Dec / 7113.61.17.70.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153169
163169
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202872
212872
222773
232674
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282575
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302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Eeklo gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1433
2433
3423
4423
5423
6423
7413
8413
9413
10413
11413
12403
13403
14403
15403
16403
17403
18393
19393
20393
21393
22393
23393
24393
25383
26383
27383
28383
29384
30374
31374

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:57 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:574:41
27.78:574:42
37.88:574:43
47.88:574:44
57.88:564:45
67.88:564:46
77.98:564:47
87.98:564:48
97.98:554:50
107.98:554:51
118.08:544:52
128.08:544:53
138.08:534:55
148.18:524:56
158.18:524:58
168.18:514:59
178.28:505:01
188.28:495:02
198.28:495:04
208.38:485:05
218.38:475:07
228.48:465:08
238.48:455:10
248.58:445:11
258.58:435:13
268.68:415:15
278.68:405:16
288.78:395:18
298.78:385:20
308.88:365:21
318.88:355:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Eeklo?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eeklo.

What to pack for Eeklo in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Eeklo sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Eeklo in January

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Eeklo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eeklo peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Eeklo in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Eeklo is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eeklo?

Eeklo sits at 51.2°N, 3.6°E, 6 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Maldegem, 8.0 km away.

MariakerkeWondelgemGhentSint-AmandsbergAssebroek

Topography around Eeklo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Eeklo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eeklo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Eeklo is covered by grassland (29%), cropland (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), water (26%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
295 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Maldegem 8.0 km · Aalter 13 km · Evergem 13 km · Mariakerke 15 km · Wondelgem 15 km · Ghent 19 km · Sint-Amandsberg 20 km · Assebroek 21 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Eeklo (51.187°, 3.5565°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).