Gjøvik weather in January

In January, Gjøvik sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 6.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 24 min at the start of January to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gjøvik's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gjøvik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
6 h 06 min
9:23 AM – 3:30 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gjøvik is settlement in Gjøvik Municipality, Norway.

Density
1,393/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 Gjøvik reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-9
2-4-9
3-4-9
4-4-9
5-3-9
6-3-9
7-3-9
8-3-9
9-3-9
10-3-9
11-3-9
12-3-9
13-3-9
14-3-9
15-3-9
16-3-9
17-3-9
18-4-9
19-4-9
20-4-9
21-4-9
22-4-9
23-4-9
24-4-9
25-4-9
26-4-9
27-4-9
28-4-9
29-4-9
30-4-9
31-4-9

How January really feels in Gjøvik

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Gjøvik 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-4° / -9°5510.210.86.20.0
Feb-2° / -9°377.68.78.50.0
Mar / -5°427.98.211.30.0
Apr / -1°478.54.814.21.5
May14° / 7411.41.516.94.0
Jun18° / 8512018.65.3
Jul20° / 11°9413.3017.95.7
Aug19° / 10°10213.6015.55.4
Sep14° / 7410.7012.63.8
Oct / 76112.49.71.1
Nov / -2°7211.17.870.0
Dec-2° / -7°5410.19.25.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53169
63070
73070
83070
93169
103169
113070
123070
133169
143268
153268
163268
173268
183367
193466
203466
213565
223565
233664
243664
253664
263664
273763
283763
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gjøvik gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13535
23535
33635
43636
53636
63636
73636
83636
93536
103536
113536
123536
133536
143536
153435
163435
173335
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193234
203134
213134
223033
233033
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252933
262933
272933
282933
292933
302933
312933

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 24 min at the start of January to 7 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:39 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 3:02 PM to 4:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.49:393:02
25.49:393:03
35.49:383:04
45.59:383:06
55.59:373:08
65.69:363:09
75.69:353:11
85.69:343:13
95.79:333:15
105.79:323:17
115.89:313:19
125.99:293:21
135.99:283:23
146.09:273:25
156.09:253:27
166.19:233:30
176.29:223:32
186.29:203:34
196.39:183:37
206.49:173:39
216.49:153:42
226.59:133:44
236.69:113:47
246.79:093:49
256.79:073:52
266.89:053:54
276.99:033:57
287.09:003:59
297.18:584:02
307.18:564:05
317.28:544:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
20.2Dim
30.2Dim
40.2Dim
50.2Dim
60.2Dim
70.2Dim
80.2Dim
90.2Dim
100.2Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gjøvik?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gjøvik.

What to pack for Gjøvik in January

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

In January, Gjøvik sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Gjøvik 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 Gjøvik peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gjøvik?

Gjøvik sits at 60.8°N, 10.7°E, 127 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Hamar, 20 km away.

Moss

Topography around Gjøvik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gjøvik has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,340 m.

The land around Gjøvik is covered by water (40%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (53%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
1,340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Hamar 20 km · Lillehammer 38 km · Lillestrøm 95 km · Oslo 98 km · Asker 108 km · Drammen 120 km · Kongsberg 138 km · Moss 151 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Gjøvik (60.7957°, 10.6915°, elevation 127 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).