Berck weather in January

In January, Berck sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Berck's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berck's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
89 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:55 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Berck reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
184
284
384
484
584
684
784
884
984
1084
1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1774
1874
1974
2074
2174
2274
2374
2474
2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
3074
3174

How January really feels in Berck

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.

Berck weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8914.50.88.30.9
Feb / 6711.80.99.71.0
Mar10° / 5811.10.411.52.0
Apr12° / 5110.40.113.53.2
May15° / 10°5810.7015.24.4
Jun18° / 13°569.9016.15.7
Jul20° / 15°5810.7015.86.2
Aug20° / 15°7311.2014.36.2
Sep18° / 13°7011.2012.45.6
Oct15° / 11°10114.5010.54.0
Nov11° / 10915.90.18.82.2
Dec / 11215.60.67.91.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42773
52773
62773
72872
82773
92773
102872
112971
122971
132971
142971
153070
163070
173070
183169
193268
203169
213070
223070
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Berck gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1512
2512
3512
4512
5502
6502
7502
8502
9492
10492
11492
12482
13482
14472
15472
16472
17462
18462
19452
20452
21452
22453
23443
24443
25443
26433
27433
28423
29423
30423
31423

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
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 24 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
824breezy
924breezy
1024breezy
1124breezy
1224breezy
1324breezy
1424breezy
1524breezy
1624breezy
1723breezy
1823breezy
1923breezy
2023breezy
2123breezy
2223breezy
2323breezy
2423breezy
2523breezy
2623breezy
2723breezy
2823breezy
2923breezy
3022breezy
3122breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:01 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.99:014:53
27.99:014:54
37.99:014:55
47.99:014:56
57.99:004:57
68.09:004:58
78.09:004:59
88.09:005:00
98.08:595:01
108.18:595:02
118.18:585:04
128.18:585:05
138.18:575:06
148.28:575:08
158.28:565:09
168.38:555:10
178.38:555:12
188.38:545:13
198.48:535:15
208.48:525:16
218.48:515:18
228.58:505:19
238.58:495:21
248.68:485:22
258.68:475:24
268.78:465:26
278.78:455:27
288.88:445:29
298.88:435:31
308.88:415:32
318.98:405:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Berck?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Berck.

What to pack for Berck in January

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

In January, Berck sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Berck in January

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°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
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Berck 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 Berck peaks around June 22 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 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Berck?

Berck sits at 50.4°N, 1.6°E, 3 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Berck-Plage, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Berck

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berck has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Berck is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (40%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
327 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Berck-Plage 3.0 km · Outreau 34 km · Boulogne-sur-Mer 36 km · Abbeville 37 km · Saint-Omer 61 km · Calais 64 km · Dieppe 65 km · Bruay-la-Buissière 68 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Berck (50.4°, 1.6°, elevation 3 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).