Sandviken weather in January

In January, Sandviken sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 6.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 h 24 min at the start of January to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sandviken's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sandviken's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
6 h 12 min
8:58 AM – 3:07 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sandviken is urban area in Sandviken 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 Sandviken 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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How January really feels in Sandviken

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.

Sandviken weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°3586.96.20.0
Feb-0° / -6°286.86.68.50.0
Mar / -4°297.2611.30.1
Apr10° / 367.52.214.22.1
May15° / 489.80.516.94.6
Jun19° / 7011.4018.55.7
Jul22° / 12°7211.7017.96.2
Aug20° / 11°7512.7015.45.9
Sep15° / 468.9012.64.7
Oct / 559.80.89.71.7
Nov / -1°469.64.270.0
Dec / -4°439.77.55.50.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Sandviken gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 7 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 14 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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 24 min at the start of January to 7 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:13 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 2:39 PM to 3:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.49:132:39
25.59:132:41
35.59:122:42
45.59:112:44
55.69:112:45
65.69:102:47
75.79:092:49
85.79:082:50
95.89:072:52
105.89:062:54
115.99:052:56
125.99:032:58
136.09:023:00
146.09:013:02
156.18:593:05
166.28:583:07
176.28:563:09
186.38:543:12
196.48:533:14
206.48:513:16
216.58:493:19
226.68:473:21
236.68:453:24
246.78:433:26
256.88:413:29
266.98:393:31
276.98:373:34
287.08:353:36
297.18:333:39
307.28:303:42
317.38:283:44

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 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sandviken?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sandviken.

What to pack for Sandviken in January

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

In January, Sandviken sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Sandviken in January

The nearest coast averages about 1°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 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°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°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
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May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Sandviken 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 Sandviken 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
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Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Sandviken?

Sandviken sits at 60.6°N, 16.8°E, 66 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Gävle, 21 km away.

Gamla UppsalaUppsalaLudvikaEnköpingVästerås

Topography around Sandviken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sandviken has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Sandviken is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

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61 m
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161 m
80 km
505 m
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January weather nearby: Gävle 21 km · Falun 62 km · Borlänge 74 km · Gamla Uppsala 93 km · Uppsala 97 km · Ludvika 101 km · Enköping 110 km · Västerås 112 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 Sandviken (60.6167°, 16.7667°, elevation 66 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).