Ludvika weather in January

In January, Ludvika sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 6.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 36 min at the start of January to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ludvika's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ludvika's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
9:00 AM – 3:17 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ludvika is Place in Dalarna, 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 -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ludvika reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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

How January really feels in Ludvika

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.

Ludvika 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-2° / -7°408.88.36.40.0
Feb-1° / -7°317.87.68.60.0
Mar / -5°337.36.211.30.1
Apr / -1°408.12.814.21.9
May15° / 6211.70.916.84.2
Jun18° / 8312.8018.45.4
Jul21° / 11°8513.1017.75.8
Aug19° / 10°8813.7015.45.5
Sep15° / 529.3012.64.2
Oct / 5710.71.39.71.3
Nov / -2°519.95.57.10.0
Dec-1° / -5°4810.38.75.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42872
52773
62773
72773
82674
92674
102674
112674
122674
132674
142773
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202872
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292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ludvika gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13431
23431
33431
43430
53330
63329
73229
83229
93128
103128
113027
123027
132927
142927
152826
162726
172726
182625
192625
202525
212525
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232525
242626
252626
262626
272727
282727
292727
302827
312827

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 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 36 min at the start of January to 7 h 24 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 9:14 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 2:50 PM to 3:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.69:142:50
25.69:142:52
35.79:132:53
45.79:132:55
55.79:122:56
65.89:112:58
75.89:113:00
85.99:103:01
95.99:093:03
106.09:083:05
116.09:063:07
126.19:053:09
136.19:043:11
146.29:033:13
156.29:013:15
166.39:003:17
176.48:583:20
186.48:573:22
196.58:553:24
206.68:533:26
216.68:523:29
226.78:503:31
236.88:483:34
246.88:463:36
256.98:443:38
267.08:423:41
277.18:403:43
287.18:383:46
297.28:363:49
307.38:343:51
317.48:313:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
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30.2Dim
40.2Dim
50.2Dim
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240.4Dim
250.4Dim
260.5Dim
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290.5Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ludvika?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ludvika.

What to pack for Ludvika in January

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

In January, Ludvika sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ludvika 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 Ludvika peaks around June 16 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 16UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ludvika?

Ludvika sits at 60.1°N, 15.2°E, 143 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Borlänge, 40 km away.

VästeråsÖrebroKarlskogaSandvikenKristinehamn

Topography around Ludvika

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ludvika has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Ludvika is covered by trees (56%) and water (28%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
551 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Borlänge 40 km · Falun 56 km · Köping 84 km · Västerås 97 km · Örebro 97 km · Karlskoga 99 km · Sandviken 101 km · Kristinehamn 111 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 Ludvika (60.1496°, 15.1878°, elevation 143 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).