Halmstad weather in January

In January, Halmstad sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Halmstad's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Halmstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:43 AM – 3:52 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Halmstad is urban area in Halmstad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Halmstad reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°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)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-1
72-1
83-1
93-1
103-1
113-1
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How January really feels in Halmstad

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.

Halmstad weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6812.24.87.20.0
Feb / -2°5410.44.99.10.0
Mar / -1°4810.4311.40.4
Apr11° / 4810.20.513.92.7
May16° / 6312.3016.14.8
Jun19° / 10°8213.1017.45.6
Jul21° / 13°9013.7016.95.9
Aug21° / 12°10215.4014.95.6
Sep16° / 7612.7012.54.7
Oct11° / 8414.10.3102.5
Nov / 67121.17.80.6
Dec / -0°7313.14.36.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92377
102278
112278
122278
132179
142179
152278
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312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Halmstad gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14215
24315
34315
44315
54214
64214
74214
84214
94214
104214
114215
124215
134115
144115
154015
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203716
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303717
313717

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
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3100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
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1717light breeze
1817light breeze
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2017light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2916light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:53 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 3:30 PM to 4:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.68:533:30
26.68:533:31
36.78:533:32
46.78:533:34
56.78:523:35
66.78:523:36
76.88:513:38
86.88:503:39
96.88:503:41
106.98:493:42
116.98:483:44
127.08:473:45
137.08:463:47
147.18:453:49
157.18:443:51
167.28:433:52
177.28:423:54
187.38:413:56
197.38:403:58
207.48:384:00
217.48:374:02
227.58:364:04
237.58:344:06
247.68:334:08
257.68:314:10
267.78:304:12
277.88:284:14
287.88:264:16
297.98:254:18
308.08:234:21
318.08:214:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Halmstad?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Halmstad.

What to pack for Halmstad in January

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

In January, Halmstad sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Halmstad in January

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Halmstad 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 Halmstad peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Halmstad?

Halmstad sits at 56.7°N, 12.9°E, 11 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Falkenberg, 34 km away.

Landskrona

Topography around Halmstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halmstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m.

The land around Halmstad is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Falkenberg 34 km · Ängelholm 48 km · Varberg 60 km · Ljungby 68 km · Helsingborg 71 km · Helsingør 73 km · Hässleholm 80 km · Landskrona 89 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Halmstad (56.6745°, 12.8568°, elevation 11 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).