Norwich weather in January

In January, Norwich sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Norwich's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norwich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:07 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Norwich is city in Norfolk, England.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,721/km²
people per km²
Founded
1004

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 Norwich reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°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)
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273
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573
673
773
873
973
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1273
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How January really feels in Norwich

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.

Norwich weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5011.80.880.8
Feb / 4110.11.29.50.9
Mar / 45110.611.51.7
Apr11° / 4310.5013.62.8
May14° / 5110.8015.54.1
Jun17° / 12°6311.4016.55.2
Jul20° / 14°6612.2016.15.9
Aug20° / 14°6711.6014.55.9
Sep17° / 12°5810.4012.45.4
Oct14° / 6411.9010.33.8
Nov10° / 58120.28.52.1
Dec / 5311.50.67.51.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73169
83169
93268
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Norwich gets around 50 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1392
2392
3402
4402
5402
6402
7402
8392
9392
10392
11382
12382
13372
14372
15372
16363
17363
18363
19363
20363
21363
22363
23363
24363
25363
26363
27364
28364
29364
30364
31364

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
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8100
9100
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11100
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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
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 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 7:49 AM, and sunset from 3:42 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:143:42
27.58:143:43
37.58:133:44
47.58:133:45
57.68:133:46
67.68:133:48
77.68:123:49
87.68:123:50
97.78:123:51
107.78:113:53
117.78:103:54
127.88:103:55
137.88:093:57
147.88:083:58
157.98:084:00
167.98:074:01
177.98:064:03
188.08:054:04
198.08:044:06
208.18:034:08
218.18:024:09
228.28:014:11
238.28:004:13
248.37:594:14
258.37:584:16
268.47:564:18
278.47:554:20
288.57:544:21
298.57:524:23
308.67:514:25
318.67:494:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
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240.9Dim
250.9Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Norwich?

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

0.8
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 Norwich.

What to pack for Norwich in January

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

In January, Norwich sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Norwich in January

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°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
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Norwich 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 Norwich 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Norwich?

Norwich sits at 52.6°N, 1.3°E, 19 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bowthorpe, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Norwich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norwich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m.

The land around Norwich is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (24%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
149 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bowthorpe 6.0 km · East Dereham 25 km · Great Yarmouth 29 km · Lowestoft 35 km · Thetford 44 km · Stowmarket 53 km · Bury St Edmunds 58 km · King's Lynn 62 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 Norwich (52.6278°, 1.2983°, elevation 19 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).