Runcorn weather in January

In January, Runcorn sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 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 Runcorn's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Runcorn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:27 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Runcorn is town in Cheshire, England, UK.

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 Runcorn 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)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
873
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1673
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How January really feels in Runcorn

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.

Runcorn weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6213.317.81.0
Feb / 54121.19.41.2
Mar10° / 5912.30.711.52.1
Apr13° / 6312.50.313.73.2
May16° / 6712.4015.64.4
Jun18° / 11°8013.2016.65.2
Jul20° / 13°8314.1016.25.5
Aug20° / 13°8314.1014.65.4
Sep17° / 11°6912.1012.45.0
Oct14° / 7213.4010.33.6
Nov10° / 7013.70.18.42.0
Dec / 7313.90.87.41.1

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
63070
73070
83070
92971
102971
112971
122971
132872
142872
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182971
192872
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212872
222773
232674
242674
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272773
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302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Runcorn gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1434
2434
3434
4434
5433
6443
7443
8443
9443
10443
11443
12443
13443
14443
15443
16433
17433
18433
19434
20434
21424
22424
23424
24424
25414
26414
27414
28424
29424
30424
31424

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
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11100
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 8:34 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 4:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:343:54
27.48:343:55
37.48:343:56
47.48:333:57
57.48:333:59
67.48:334:00
77.58:324:01
87.58:324:02
97.58:314:04
107.68:314:05
117.68:304:06
127.68:304:08
137.78:294:09
147.78:284:11
157.78:274:12
167.88:274:14
177.88:264:15
187.98:254:17
197.98:244:19
208.08:234:20
218.08:224:22
228.18:214:24
238.18:194:25
248.28:184:27
258.28:174:29
268.38:164:31
278.38:144:33
288.48:134:34
298.48:114:36
308.58:104:38
318.58:084:40

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 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 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
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40.6Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Runcorn?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Runcorn.

What to pack for Runcorn in January

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

In January, Runcorn sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Runcorn in January

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 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
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Runcorn 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 Runcorn peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Runcorn?

Runcorn sits at 53.3°N, 2.7°W, 18 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Widnes, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Runcorn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Runcorn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Runcorn is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (26%) and water (22%) within 3 km, grassland (28%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
823 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Widnes 2.0 km · Halewood 7.0 km · Speke 7.0 km · Great Sankey 8.0 km · Hunts Cross 9.0 km · Belle Vale 10 km · Huyton 11 km · Prescot 11 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 Runcorn (53.3417°, -2.7312°, elevation 18 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).