Westerstede weather in January

In January, Westerstede sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Westerstede's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Westerstede's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:44 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.65 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 Westerstede reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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
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1051
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How January really feels in Westerstede

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.

Westerstede 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 / 6713.52.27.90.0
Feb / 5210.22.29.40.2
Mar / 5711.91.411.51.6
Apr13° / 5310.90.213.63.7
May17° / 6411.8015.65.2
Jun20° / 11°8113.3016.65.6
Jul22° / 13°9414.6016.25.9
Aug22° / 13°8514.2014.65.9
Sep18° / 10°6510.8012.45.5
Oct14° / 6312010.33.6
Nov / 5511.80.48.41.4
Dec / 6613.12.17.40.1

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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122278
132179
142179
152179
162278
172278
182377
192377
202377
212377
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232377
242377
252377
262377
272476
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Westerstede gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1427
2426
3426
4426
5436
6436
7435
8435
9435
10435
11435
12424
13424
14424
15425
16425
17425
18426
19426
20437
21437
22438
23438
24439
25439
26439
274210
284210
294110
304110
314010

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
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8100
9100
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15100
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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 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 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 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:51 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.48:514:12
27.48:514:13
37.48:514:14
47.48:504:15
57.48:504:16
67.58:504:18
77.58:494:19
87.58:494:20
97.68:484:21
107.68:484:23
117.68:474:24
127.68:474:26
137.78:464:27
147.78:454:29
157.88:444:30
167.88:444:32
177.88:434:33
187.98:424:35
197.98:414:36
208.08:404:38
218.08:394:40
228.18:374:42
238.18:364:43
248.28:354:45
258.28:344:47
268.38:334:49
278.38:314:50
288.48:304:52
298.48:284:54
308.58:274:56
318.58:254:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
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60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.6Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Westerstede?

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 Westerstede.

What to pack for Westerstede in January

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

In January, Westerstede sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°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 Westerstede 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 43 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
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Westerstede 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 Westerstede peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Westerstede?

Westerstede sits at 53.3°N, 7.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Zwischenahn, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Westerstede

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Westerstede has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m.

The land around Westerstede is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), grassland (29%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
170 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bad Zwischenahn 9.0 km · Edewecht 15 km · Rastede 18 km · Varel 21 km · Oldenburg 23 km · Friesoythe 27 km · Wardenburg 28 km · Leer 31 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 Westerstede (53.2568°, 7.9274°, elevation 8 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).