Aberdare weather in January

In January, Aberdare sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Aberdare's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aberdare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
112 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:21 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Aberdare is town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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 Aberdare reaches about 6°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 2°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
162
262
362
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
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1572
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How January really feels in Aberdare

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.

Aberdare weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11215.31.78.10.6
Feb / 87121.89.60.7
Mar / 8013.31.311.51.5
Apr11° / 8113.20.513.62.6
May14° / 9014.2015.43.7
Jun17° / 10°8712.9016.34.8
Jul19° / 12°8914.30165.3
Aug18° / 12°9513.5014.45.3
Sep16° / 10°8311.7012.44.7
Oct13° / 12014.30.110.43.1
Nov / 11415.20.68.61.7
Dec / 12114.21.57.70.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82575
92575
102575
112773
122773
132773
142773
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302575
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Aberdare gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1495
2505
3515
4516
5526
6526
7536
8536
9546
10546
11546
12546
13536
14536
15526
16516
17506
18506
19496
20486
21476
22466
23456
24456
25446
26446
27436
28436
29436
30436
31446

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
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11100
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
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
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 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 8:28 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 4:06 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:284:06
27.78:284:07
37.78:284:08
47.78:274:09
57.78:274:10
67.78:274:11
77.88:274:13
87.88:264:14
97.88:264:15
107.88:254:16
117.98:254:18
127.98:244:19
137.98:244:20
148.08:234:22
158.08:224:23
168.18:214:25
178.18:214:26
188.18:204:28
198.28:194:29
208.28:184:31
218.38:174:32
228.38:164:34
238.38:154:36
248.48:144:37
258.48:134:39
268.58:114:41
278.58:104:42
288.68:094:44
298.68:084:46
308.78:064:48
318.78:054:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
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60.7Dim
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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 Aberdare?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aberdare.

What to pack for Aberdare in January

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

In January, Aberdare sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Aberdare in January

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°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
Jan8Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Aberdare 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 Aberdare peaks around August 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aberdare?

Aberdare sits at 51.7°N, 3.4°W, 135 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Rhondda, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Aberdare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aberdare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Aberdare is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
331 m
16 km
685 m
80 km
864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Rhondda 6.0 km · Merthyr Tydfil 6.0 km · Tonypandy 10 km · Gelligaer 14 km · Pontypridd 15 km · Blackwood 17 km · Ebbw Vale 18 km · Maesteg 19 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

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 Aberdare (51.7144°, -3.4492°, elevation 135 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).