Middelburg weather in January

In January, Middelburg sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Middelburg's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Middelburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:52 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Middelburg is capital city of Zeeland, the Netherlands.

Density
876/km²
people per km²
Founded
1217

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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Middelburg reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 10°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)
174
274
374
474
574
674
774
874
974
1074
1174
1274
1373
1473
1563
1663
1763
1863
1963
2063
2163
2263
2363
2463
2563
2663
2763
2863
2963
3063
3163

How January really feels in Middelburg

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.

Middelburg 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 / 6612.90.88.10.5
Feb / 5410.819.60.7
Mar / 52110.411.51.8
Apr12° / 449.7013.53.3
May16° / 10°5611.1015.34.6
Jun18° / 13°6010.7016.35.7
Jul20° / 15°7412.1015.96.1
Aug21° / 16°7912.5014.46.1
Sep18° / 14°7311.9012.45.5
Oct14° / 10°8113.5010.43.8
Nov10° / 7914.50.28.62.0
Dec / 8214.20.87.70.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52971
63070
73070
83070
93070
102971
113070
123070
133169
143169
153169
163070
173169
183169
192971
202971
212971
222971
232872
242872
252773
262773
272674
282674
292575
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Middelburg gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1473
2473
3463
4463
5462
6452
7452
8442
9442
10442
11442
12432
13432
14432
15422
16422
17422
18413
19413
20413
21403
22403
23403
24393
25393
26383
27383
28383
29373
30373
31373

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
824breezy
924breezy
1024breezy
1124breezy
1223breezy
1323breezy
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1523breezy
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2123breezy
2223breezy
2322breezy
2422breezy
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2722breezy
2822breezy
2922breezy
3022breezy
3122breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:58 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:584:39
27.78:584:40
37.78:584:41
47.78:584:42
57.88:584:43
67.88:584:44
77.88:574:45
87.88:574:47
97.98:564:48
107.98:564:49
117.98:564:50
127.98:554:52
138.08:544:53
148.08:544:55
158.08:534:56
168.18:524:57
178.18:514:59
188.28:515:00
198.28:505:02
208.28:495:03
218.38:485:05
228.38:475:07
238.48:465:08
248.48:455:10
258.58:445:12
268.58:425:13
278.68:415:15
288.68:405:17
298.78:395:18
308.78:375:20
318.88:365:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
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140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Middelburg?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Middelburg.

What to pack for Middelburg in January

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

In January, Middelburg sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Middelburg in January

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Middelburg in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Middelburg peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Middelburg?

Middelburg sits at 51.5°N, 3.6°E, 8 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Vlissingen, 7.0 km away.

GoesTerneuzenKnokke-HeistMaldegemEekloBlankenberge

Topography around Middelburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Middelburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Middelburg is covered by grassland (36%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (46%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Vlissingen 7.0 km · Borssele 12 km · Goes 19 km · Terneuzen 24 km · Knokke-Heist 29 km · Maldegem 35 km · Eeklo 35 km · Blankenberge 39 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

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 Middelburg (51.5°, 3.6139°, elevation 8 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).