Hythe weather in January

In January, Hythe sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hythe's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hythe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:09 AM – 4:20 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Hythe is village in Hampshire, England.

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 Hythe reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Hythe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 87148.21.3
Feb / 6210.89.71.3
Mar10° / 551111.52.0
Apr12° / 5610.213.53.0
May15° / 10°539.415.24.3
Jun17° / 13°559.616.25.5
Jul19° / 15°5510.115.86.2
Aug20° / 15°6910.314.36.1
Sep18° / 13°6610.512.45.6
Oct15° / 11°10213.210.44.0
Nov11° / 10414.18.72.5
Dec / 9413.17.81.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83367
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113367
123466
133367
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312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hythe gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1441
2441
3451
4451
5461
6461
7471
8471
9481
10481
11491
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20451
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27391
28391
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30392
31382

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 (%)
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:15 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:154:02
27.88:154:03
37.88:154:04
47.88:154:05
57.98:154:06
67.98:144:07
77.98:144:09
87.98:144:10
98.08:134:11
108.08:134:12
118.08:134:14
128.08:124:15
138.18:114:16
148.18:114:18
158.18:104:19
168.28:094:20
178.28:094:22
188.38:084:23
198.38:074:25
208.38:064:26
218.48:054:28
228.48:044:29
238.58:034:31
248.58:024:33
258.68:014:34
268.68:004:36
278.67:594:38
288.77:584:39
298.77:564:41
308.87:554:43
318.87:544:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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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 Hythe?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hythe.

What to pack for Hythe in January

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

In January, Hythe sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Hythe in January

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March 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
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Hythe 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 Hythe 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hythe?

Hythe sits at 50.9°N, 1.4°W, 29 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Southampton, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Hythe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hythe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Hythe is covered by trees (31%), water (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (31%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Southampton 5.0 km · Totton 9.0 km · Hedge End 9.0 km · Eastleigh 12 km · Bishopstoke 13 km · Cowes 13 km · Fareham 16 km · Romsey 16 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 Hythe (50.86°, -1.4016°, elevation 29 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).