Crawley weather in January

In January, Crawley sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°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 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 Crawley's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Crawley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:06 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Crawley is town in West Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

Density
2,758/km²
people per km²
Founded
~450 CE

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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Crawley reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°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)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
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2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
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2873
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3173

How January really feels in Crawley

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.

Crawley 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 / 6511.40.68.21.1
Feb / 509.50.79.61.2
Mar10° / 45100.311.52.3
Apr13° / 4910.20.113.53.5
May16° / 529.6015.34.9
Jun19° / 11°529.3016.25.9
Jul21° / 13°5210015.96.4
Aug21° / 14°629.5014.46.4
Sep18° / 11°509.2012.45.8
Oct15° / 7011.5010.44.1
Nov11° / 7411.90.18.72.4
Dec / 7111.80.57.81.3

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53268
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113169
123070
133169
143169
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
202971
212971
222971
232872
242872
252872
262872
272872
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Crawley gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1391
2391
3391
4391
5391
6391
7391
8392
9392
10402
11402
12402
13392
14392
15392
16392
17382
18382
19372
20362
21362
22352
23342
24343
25333
26323
27323
28313
29313
30313
31313

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
820light breeze
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
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1619light breeze
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2618light breeze
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2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

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 8:12 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:123:56
27.88:123:57
37.88:113:58
47.88:113:59
57.88:114:00
67.88:114:01
77.98:114:03
87.98:104:04
97.98:104:05
107.98:094:06
118.08:094:07
128.08:084:09
138.08:084:10
148.18:074:12
158.18:064:13
168.18:064:14
178.28:054:16
188.28:044:17
198.38:034:19
208.38:024:20
218.38:014:22
228.48:004:23
238.47:594:25
248.57:584:27
258.57:574:28
268.67:564:30
278.67:554:32
288.77:544:33
298.77:524:35
308.87:514:37
318.87:504:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
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140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Crawley?

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

1.1
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 Crawley.

What to pack for Crawley in January

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

In January, Crawley sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Crawley in January

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 54 km away) is warmest in September at about 17°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Crawley 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 Crawley peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Crawley?

Crawley sits at 51.1°N, 0.2°W, 84 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Horley, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Crawley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crawley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Crawley is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (26%), trees (25%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Horley 7.0 km · Horsham 12 km · East Grinstead 12 km · Reigate 14 km · Haywards Heath 14 km · Redhill 14 km · Dorking 17 km · Burgess Hill 18 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 Crawley (51.113°, -0.1831°, elevation 84 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).