Beckum weather in January

In January, Beckum sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Beckum's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beckum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:36 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Beckum reaches about 5°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 -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
151
251
351
451
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2050
2150
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2350
2450
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2740
2840
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3050
3150

How January really feels in Beckum

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.

Beckum weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7213.92.88.10.0
Feb / 5711.83.69.60.3
Mar10° / 6012.61.411.52.0
Apr14° / 4810.50.213.64.1
May18° / 5611015.45.6
Jun21° / 12°6111.5016.36.1
Jul23° / 14°7113.20166.3
Aug23° / 14°7312014.46.4
Sep19° / 11°6211012.45.7
Oct14° / 6612.1010.43.8
Nov / 6712.90.98.61.5
Dec / 7413.62.87.60.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52377
62377
72377
82476
92476
102476
112575
122575
132575
142575
152476
162476
172476
182476
192476
202377
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262179
272179
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Beckum gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14710
24710
3469
4469
5468
6458
7458
8457
9447
10447
11447
12447
13437
14437
15437
16438
17438
18438
19439
20449
214410
224410
234511
244511
254512
264512
274413
284413
294413
304313
314313

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 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 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 8:42 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:424:20
27.78:424:21
37.78:424:22
47.78:424:23
57.78:414:24
67.78:414:25
77.88:414:26
87.88:404:28
97.88:404:29
107.88:404:30
117.98:394:31
127.98:384:33
137.98:384:34
148.08:374:36
158.08:364:37
168.08:364:39
178.18:354:40
188.18:344:42
198.28:334:43
208.28:324:45
218.28:314:46
228.38:304:48
238.38:294:49
248.48:284:51
258.48:274:53
268.58:264:55
278.58:244:56
288.68:234:58
298.68:225:00
308.78:215:01
318.78:195:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
120.7Dim
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140.7Dim
150.7Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Beckum?

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

0.0
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 Beckum.

What to pack for Beckum in January

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

In January, Beckum sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Beckum 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 Beckum peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Beckum?

Beckum sits at 51.8°N, 8.0°E, 116 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ennigerloh, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Beckum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beckum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 834 m.

The land around Beckum is covered by cropland (39%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
834 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ennigerloh 9.0 km · Ahlen 10 km · Oelde 11 km · Hamm 17 km · Soest 21 km · Rheda-Wiedenbrück 21 km · Drensteinfurt 21 km · Warendorf 22 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Beckum (51.7557°, 8.0407°, elevation 116 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. 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).