Newport weather in January

In January, Newport sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 8.3 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Newport's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newport's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:08 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Newport is county town of the Isle of Wight, in England, UK.

Density
457/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 Newport reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°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)
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How January really feels in Newport

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Newport 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 / 6711.88.31.4
Feb / 509.79.71.4
Mar10° / 459.711.52.3
Apr13° / 4910.413.53.5
May16° / 10°509.815.24.9
Jun19° / 12°479.716.25.9
Jul21° / 14°481015.86.4
Aug21° / 15°5810.214.36.3
Sep18° / 13°529.112.45.9
Oct15° / 10°7611.910.44.2
Nov11° / 7912.18.72.7
Dec / 74127.81.7

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83367
93268
103268
113268
123367
133367
143268
153268
163268
173169
183169
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203169
213070
223070
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242971
252872
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282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Newport gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 42% 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 (%)
1391
2391
3391
4401
5401
6401
7411
8411
9421
10421
11421
12421
13421
14421
15421
16411
17411
18401
19391
20381
21371
22371
23361
24351
25341
26331
27331
28332
29332
30332
31332

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 22 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
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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 54 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 8:14 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 4:03 PM to 4:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:144:03
27.88:144:04
37.88:144:05
47.98:144:06
57.98:134:07
67.98:134:08
77.98:134:09
88.08:134:10
98.08:124:11
108.08:124:13
118.08:114:14
128.18:114:15
138.18:104:16
148.18:104:18
158.28:094:19
168.28:084:21
178.28:084:22
188.38:074:24
198.38:064:25
208.48:054:27
218.48:044:28
228.48:034:30
238.58:024:31
248.58:014:33
258.68:004:34
268.67:594:36
278.77:584:38
288.77:564:39
298.87:554:41
308.87:544:43
318.97:534:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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210.9Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Newport?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Newport.

What to pack for Newport in January

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

In January, Newport sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Newport 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 offshore 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 Newport 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 Newport peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Newport?

Newport sits at 50.7°N, 1.3°W, 6 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Cowes, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Newport

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newport has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Newport is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (43%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
300 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Cowes 7.0 km · Ryde 10 km · Sandown 11 km · Gosport 15 km · Southsea 17 km · Portsmouth 18 km · Fareham 18 km · Hythe 19 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 Newport (50.7015°, -1.2912°, 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).