Silverdale weather in January

In January, Silverdale sees average daytime highs of 45°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 6.7 in of precipitation across 19 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 45°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Silverdale's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Silverdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
45°
11th warmest
Overnight low
39°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
6.7 in
19 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:01 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Silverdale is census designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, USA.

Density
545/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 45°F through the month.

A typical January day in Silverdale reaches about 45°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 6°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 50°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°F cooler than February.

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Silverdale weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 39°6.7193.38.70.7
Feb47° / 39°4.715.72.59.91.2
Mar50° / 40°5.619.11.911.61.7
Apr54° / 43°4.816.90.413.32.7
May60° / 48°3.814.7014.94.3
Jun65° / 53°3.913.5015.75.3
Jul70° / 57°2.38.7015.46.9
Aug71° / 58°2.38.5014.17.0
Sep66° / 55°3.511.4012.45.9
Oct57° / 49°5.716.4010.63.5
Nov49° / 43°7.619.119.11.6
Dec44° / 39°7.318.438.30.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Silverdale gets around 6.7 in of rain and snow over 19 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 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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136212
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19599
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22599
23599
24598
25598
26598
27598
28598
29588
30588
31588

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 4:22 PM to 5:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:054:22
28.38:064:23
38.38:054:24
48.38:054:25
58.38:054:26
68.48:054:27
78.48:054:28
88.48:054:29
98.48:044:30
108.58:044:31
118.58:044:33
128.58:034:34
138.58:034:35
148.68:024:36
158.68:024:37
168.68:014:39
178.78:014:40
188.78:004:41
198.77:594:43
208.87:594:44
218.87:584:45
228.87:574:47
238.97:564:48
248.97:554:50
258.97:544:51
269.07:534:53
279.07:524:54
289.17:514:56
299.17:504:57
309.27:494:59
319.27:485:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Silverdale?

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

0.7
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 Silverdale.

What to pack for Silverdale in January

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

In January, Silverdale sees daytime highs around 45°F and nights near 39°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Silverdale in January

The nearest coast averages about 46°F 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 34 mi away) is warmest in August at about 53°F and coldest in February near 46°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

45°50°55°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan46Bracing
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Mar47Bracing
Apr48Bracing
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Jun52Bracing
Jul53Bracing
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Oct50Bracing
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UV index in Silverdale 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 Silverdale peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Silverdale?

Silverdale sits at 47.6°N, 122.7°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bremerton, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Silverdale

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Silverdale.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Silverdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft around an average of 184 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,778 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,723 ft.

The land around Silverdale is covered by trees (55%) and water (22%) within 2 miles, trees (61%) and water (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (68%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
581 ft
10 miles
1,778 ft
50 miles
7,723 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bremerton 6.2 mi · Bainbridge Island 8.1 mi · Seattle 17 mi · Shoreline 18 mi · Edmonds 19 mi · Burien 21 mi · Columbia City 21 mi · Mountlake Terrace 21 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 Silverdale (47.6445°, -122.6949°, elevation 10 ft), 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).