Holbæk weather in January

In January, Holbæk sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Holbæk's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Holbæk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:42 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Holbæk is town in Denmark.

Founded
1236

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Holbæk reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Holbæk

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
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heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
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wind chill below the day's low

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

Holbæk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4711.23.87.40.0
Feb / -1°3893.89.20.0
Mar / 419.62.511.40.6
Apr11° / 409.30.313.82.8
May16° / 5311015.94.8
Jun19° / 11°6811.2017.15.8
Jul21° / 13°7111.5016.76.3
Aug21° / 13°7212.6014.86.1
Sep17° / 10°5610.5012.55.2
Oct12° / 5811.4010.13.0
Nov / 4710.70.981.0
Dec / 5011.22.86.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Holbæk gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in January

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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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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:51 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 3:41 PM to 4:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.88:513:41
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67.08:503:47
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Holbæk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Holbæk.

What to pack for Holbæk in January

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

In January, Holbæk sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Holbæk in January

The nearest coast averages about 3°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Holbæk in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Holbæk peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
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Location & terrain

Where is Holbæk?

Holbæk sits at 55.7°N, 11.7°E, 15 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Roskilde, 25 km away.

FrederikssundStenløseRingstedTaastrupSolrød StrandKalundborgGreve

Topography around Holbæk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Holbæk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Holbæk is covered by water (34%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (61%) within 80 km.

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January weather nearby: Roskilde 25 km · Frederikssund 26 km · Stenløse 31 km · Ringsted 31 km · Taastrup 38 km · Solrød Strand 38 km · Kalundborg 39 km · Greve 40 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Holbæk (55.7175°, 11.7128°, elevation 15 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).