Epsom weather in January

In January, Epsom sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°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 Epsom's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Epsom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:07 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Epsom is town in Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

Density
1,746/km²
people per km²

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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Epsom reaches about 7°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)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3172

How January really feels in Epsom

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.

Epsom weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5811.30.88.21.0
Feb / 489.319.61.2
Mar10° / 4410.10.511.52.3
Apr13° / 5211.30.113.53.5
May16° / 559.9015.35.0
Jun19° / 11°5910.1016.35.9
Jul21° / 13°5810.5015.96.4
Aug21° / 13°6610.1014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°499.2012.45.8
Oct15° / 6211010.44.1
Nov10° / 6611.20.18.62.3
Dec / 6311.10.87.71.2

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42971
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
222971
232971
243070
252971
262971
272872
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Epsom gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1382
2382
3382
4382
5382
6382
7382
8382
9382
10382
11382
12382
13382
14372
15372
16372
17372
18362
19363
20363
21353
22353
23343
24343
25343
26333
27333
28334
29334
30334
31334

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light 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 8:13 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:133:55
27.78:133:56
37.78:133:57
47.88:133:58
57.88:124:00
67.88:124:01
77.88:124:02
87.98:124:03
97.98:114:04
107.98:114:05
117.98:104:07
128.08:104:08
138.08:094:09
148.08:084:11
158.18:084:12
168.18:074:14
178.18:064:15
188.28:054:17
198.28:054:18
208.38:044:20
218.38:034:21
228.48:024:23
238.48:014:25
248.48:004:26
258.57:584:28
268.57:574:29
278.67:564:31
288.67:554:33
298.77:544:35
308.77:524:36
318.87:514:38

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 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 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
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
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 Epsom?

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

1.0
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 Epsom.

What to pack for Epsom in January

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

In January, Epsom sees daytime highs around 7°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

UV index in Epsom 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 Epsom 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 Epsom?

Epsom sits at 51.3°N, 0.3°W, 57 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Ewell, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Epsom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Epsom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Epsom is covered by trees (49%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (27%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
258 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ewell 3.0 km · Chessington 4.0 km · Banstead 4.0 km · Hook 5.0 km · Sutton 5.0 km · Worcester Park 6.0 km · Leatherhead 6.0 km · Surbiton 7.0 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 Epsom (51.3305°, -0.2701°, elevation 57 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).