Bremerhaven weather in January

In January, Bremerhaven sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bremerhaven's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bremerhaven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:42 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bremerhaven is German city in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,168/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bremerhaven reaches about 4°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 9°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)
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441
551
651
751
851
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How January really feels in Bremerhaven

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.

Bremerhaven 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 / 6713.72.47.80.0
Feb / 5210.62.49.40.1
Mar / 5411.51.511.51.2
Apr12° / 52110.213.73.2
May16° / 6311.5015.64.8
Jun19° / 12°7913016.75.5
Jul21° / 14°9214.3016.35.8
Aug21° / 14°8413.9014.65.9
Sep18° / 12°6610.9012.55.3
Oct13° / 6512.6010.33.3
Nov / 5712.10.38.31.2
Dec / 6613.12.37.30.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92278
102278
112278
122377
132377
142377
152278
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192476
202476
212476
222377
232377
242377
252278
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272377
282377
292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bremerhaven gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1438
2437
3447
4447
5446
6456
7456
8456
9455
10455
11445
12445
13445
14435
15436
16426
17426
18427
19427
20428
21429
22429
234210
244210
254210
264211
274111
284111
294011
304011
314011

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
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15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
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1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
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2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:50 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:504:08
27.38:504:09
37.38:504:10
47.48:494:11
57.48:494:12
67.48:494:13
77.48:484:15
87.58:484:16
97.58:474:17
107.58:474:19
117.68:464:20
127.68:464:21
137.68:454:23
147.78:444:24
157.78:434:26
167.88:424:28
177.88:424:29
187.88:414:31
197.98:404:32
207.98:394:34
218.08:374:36
228.08:364:38
238.18:354:39
248.18:344:41
258.28:334:43
268.28:314:45
278.38:304:46
288.38:294:48
298.48:274:50
308.48:264:52
318.58:244:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bremerhaven?

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 Bremerhaven.

What to pack for Bremerhaven in January

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

In January, Bremerhaven sees daytime highs around 4°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

Sea temperature near Bremerhaven in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Bremerhaven 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 Bremerhaven peaks around July 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bremerhaven?

Bremerhaven sits at 53.6°N, 8.6°E, 2 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Langen, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bremerhaven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bremerhaven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m.

The land around Bremerhaven is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and water (33%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), water (26%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
194 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Langen 6.0 km · Nordenham 8.0 km · Loxstedt 10 km · Brake (Unterweser) 25 km · Wilhelmshaven 31 km · Varel 34 km · Cuxhaven 36 km · Schwanewede 37 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 Bremerhaven (53.5536°, 8.5755°, elevation 2 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).