High Peak weather in January

In January, High Peak sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 14.2 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°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 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is High Peak's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see High Peak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:23 AM – 4:10 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in High Peak reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 9°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)
151
251
351
451
551
651
761
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

How January really feels in High Peak

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.

High Peak 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 / 8014.22.97.80.2
Feb / 7112.64.19.40.3
Mar / 7113.22.611.51.3
Apr11° / 7313.70.813.72.4
May14° / 7413.4015.63.6
Jun17° / 9114.7016.64.5
Jul19° / 11°9015.1016.25.2
Aug18° / 11°9114.7014.65.1
Sep16° / 7511.9012.54.3
Oct12° / 8613.70.110.32.8
Nov / 8113.80.88.41.3
Dec / 8814.437.30.3

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 (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102773
112773
122674
132575
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192476
202476
212377
222377
232377
242476
252476
262476
272476
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

High Peak gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14710
2489
3489
4489
5489
6488
7498
8498
9498
10498
11498
12488
13488
14488
15479
16479
174610
184610
194510
204511
214511
224411
234411
244312
254312
264312
274212
284212
294212
304312
314312

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 18 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 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
1519light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:31 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 4:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:313:51
27.48:303:52
37.48:303:53
47.48:303:54
57.48:303:55
67.48:293:56
77.58:293:57
87.58:293:59
97.58:284:00
107.68:284:01
117.68:274:03
127.68:264:04
137.78:264:06
147.78:254:07
157.78:244:09
167.88:234:10
177.88:224:12
187.98:214:13
197.98:204:15
208.08:194:17
218.08:184:18
228.08:174:20
238.18:164:22
248.18:154:24
258.28:134:25
268.38:124:27
278.38:114:29
288.48:094:31
298.48:084:33
308.58:074:35
318.58:054:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 4.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.6Dim
120.6Dim
130.6Dim
140.6Dim
150.7Dim
160.7Dim
170.7Dim
180.7Dim
190.7Dim
200.7Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit High Peak?

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

0.2
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 High Peak.

What to pack for High Peak in January

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

In January, High Peak sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in High Peak 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 High Peak peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is High Peak?

High Peak sits at 53.4°N, 1.8°W, 335 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is New Mills, 10 km away.

Topography around High Peak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around High Peak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 449 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around High Peak is covered by grassland (95%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
564 m
80 km
649 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: New Mills 10 km · Glossop 11 km · Buxton 13 km · Hyde 18 km · Hazel Grove 18 km · Bredbury 19 km · Stalybridge 19 km · Fulwood 20 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 High Peak (53.368°, -1.8454°, elevation 335 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).