Tiverton weather in January

In January, Tiverton sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 14% 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 Tiverton's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiverton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:18 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Tiverton is town in Devon, England.

Density
312/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 Tiverton reaches about 8°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)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
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2173
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2673
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3173

How January really feels in Tiverton

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.

Tiverton weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7013.30.98.21.0
Feb / 5811.10.89.71.1
Mar10° / 6011.90.511.51.9
Apr12° / 6511.80.213.52.9
May15° / 6411.8015.34.1
Jun17° / 11°6811.7016.25.2
Jul19° / 13°6811.8015.85.8
Aug19° / 13°7111.6014.35.7
Sep17° / 11°5910.9012.45.2
Oct14° / 7813.8010.43.5
Nov10° / 7813.60.18.72.1
Dec / 8013.30.37.81.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62674
72674
82773
92773
102773
112872
122872
132872
142971
152971
162971
172971
183070
192971
202971
212872
222773
232773
242773
252674
262674
272674
282575
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tiverton gets around 70 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 46% 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 (%)
1452
2452
3452
4462
5463
6463
7463
8463
9463
10463
11463
12463
13453
14453
15453
16443
17443
18433
19433
20423
21413
22413
23403
24403
25393
26393
27393
28383
29394
30394
31394

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
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3119light breeze

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 8:24 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:244:11
27.88:244:11
37.88:244:12
47.88:234:13
57.98:234:15
67.98:234:16
77.98:234:17
87.98:224:18
98.08:224:19
108.08:224:20
118.08:214:22
128.08:214:23
138.18:204:24
148.18:194:26
158.18:194:27
168.28:184:29
178.28:174:30
188.38:164:31
198.38:164:33
208.38:154:35
218.48:144:36
228.48:134:38
238.58:124:39
248.58:114:41
258.58:104:42
268.68:084:44
278.68:074:46
288.78:064:47
298.78:054:49
308.88:034:51
318.88:024:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
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170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tiverton?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiverton.

What to pack for Tiverton in January

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

In January, Tiverton sees daytime highs around 8°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 Tiverton in January

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Tiverton 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 Tiverton peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tiverton?

Tiverton sits at 50.9°N, 3.5°W, 63 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Exeter, 20 km away.

Topography around Tiverton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiverton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m.

The land around Tiverton is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
338 m
80 km
650 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Exeter 20 km · Heavitree 20 km · Taunton 30 km · Exmouth 32 km · Newton Abbot 42 km · Bridgwater 42 km · Barnstaple 44 km · Torquay 49 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 Tiverton (50.9024°, -3.4923°, elevation 63 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).