Hudiksvall weather in January

In January, Hudiksvall sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 5.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 hours at the start of January to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hudiksvall's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hudiksvall's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
5 h 48 min
9:07 AM – 2:55 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Hudiksvall is urban area in Hudiksvall Municipality, Sweden.

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 -1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hudiksvall reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 4°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)
1-1-6
2-1-6
3-1-6
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6-1-6
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How January really feels in Hudiksvall

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.

Hudiksvall weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°4298.75.90.0
Feb-1° / -7°307.37.98.40.0
Mar / -4°327.16.911.30.0
Apr / -0°367.53.514.31.1
May12° / 4590.417.23.3
Jun16° / 6010.50195.0
Jul20° / 12°7111.5018.25.9
Aug19° / 12°7811.9015.65.7
Sep14° / 539.7012.64.1
Oct / 6410.71.49.61.3
Nov / -1°5410.75.66.70.0
Dec-0° / -5°4910.3850.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
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43169
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hudiksvall gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 120 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:25 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 2:25 PM to 3:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.09:252:25
25.09:242:26
35.19:232:28
45.19:222:30
55.29:222:31
65.29:212:33
75.39:202:35
85.39:182:37
95.49:172:39
105.49:162:41
115.59:152:43
125.59:132:46
135.69:122:48
145.79:102:50
155.79:082:53
165.89:072:55
175.99:052:57
185.99:033:00
196.09:013:03
206.18:593:05
216.28:573:08
226.38:553:10
236.38:533:13
246.48:513:16
256.58:493:18
266.68:463:21
276.78:443:24
286.78:423:27
296.88:393:30
306.98:373:32
317.08:353:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.26 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 Hudiksvall?

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 Hudiksvall.

What to pack for Hudiksvall in January

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

In January, Hudiksvall sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Hudiksvall in January

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Hudiksvall 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 Hudiksvall peaks around June 17 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hudiksvall?

Hudiksvall sits at 61.7°N, 17.1°E, 2 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Sundsvall, 75 km away.

HärnösandGävleSandvikenFalunBorlängeÖrnsköldsvikLudvika

Topography around Hudiksvall

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hudiksvall has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Hudiksvall is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
551 m
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January weather nearby: Sundsvall 75 km · Härnösand 109 km · Gävle 117 km · Sandviken 125 km · Falun 148 km · Borlänge 165 km · Örnsköldsvik 192 km · Ludvika 204 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 Hudiksvall (61.7274°, 17.1056°, 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).