Littlehampton weather in January

In January, Littlehampton sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 13.7 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 16% 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 Littlehampton's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Littlehampton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:06 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
29 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Littlehampton is town in West Sussex, England.

Density
5,836/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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Littlehampton reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°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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Littlehampton 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8713.70.58.21.3
Feb / 6211.10.59.71.2
Mar / 49100.311.51.7
Apr10° / 499.4013.52.5
May13° / 10°478.8015.23.7
Jun16° / 13°498.8016.24.9
Jul18° / 15°498.9015.86.0
Aug18° / 16°639.3014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6610.5012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°10514010.44.0
Nov12° / 11115.108.72.6
Dec / 9913.40.27.81.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33169
43169
53169
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113169
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Littlehampton gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1441
2451
3451
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25402
26402
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28392
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30392
31392

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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Wind in January

Winds average 29 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
130windy
230windy
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430windy
530windy
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930windy
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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 8:11 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:113:59
27.88:114:00
37.88:114:01
47.88:114:02
57.98:114:03
67.98:114:04
77.98:104:05
87.98:104:07
98.08:104:08
108.08:094:09
118.08:094:10
128.18:084:12
138.18:084:13
148.18:074:14
158.28:064:16
168.28:064:17
178.28:054:19
188.38:044:20
198.38:034:22
208.38:024:23
218.48:024:25
228.48:014:26
238.58:004:28
248.57:584:29
258.67:574:31
268.67:564:33
278.77:554:34
288.77:544:36
298.77:534:38
308.87:514:39
318.87:504:41

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 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 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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301.1Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Littlehampton?

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 Littlehampton.

What to pack for Littlehampton in January

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

In January, Littlehampton sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and a windbreaker. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreakerrain gear

Sea temperature near Littlehampton 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 22 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Littlehampton 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 Littlehampton peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Littlehampton?

Littlehampton sits at 50.8°N, 0.5°W, 6 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bognor Regis, 10 km away.

Topography around Littlehampton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Littlehampton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Littlehampton is covered by water (28%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (43%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bognor Regis 10 km · Worthing 12 km · Lancing 15 km · Chichester 17 km · Shoreham-by-Sea 19 km · Portslade 23 km · Hove 26 km · Emsworth 28 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 Littlehampton (50.8114°, -0.5408°, elevation 6 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).