Heerenveen climate

Heerenveen Weather in January

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Leeuwarden (GHCN NLE00152495), 31 km from Heerenveen

Average highs run from 5°C on January 1 to 5°C on January 31, and lows from 0°C to 0°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 69 mm over about 16 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Heerenveen, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
5°C
Average low
1°C
Precipitation
69 mm
Record high
14°CJan 1, 2023
Record low
-20°CJan 4, 1979
Daylight
7 h 42 min to 8 h 58 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
1°C
Wind
23.8 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 15°C0°C14°C 2023-19°C 197948%
Jan 25°C1°C12°C 1988-17°C 197948%
Jan 35°C0°C11°C 2013-13°C 201048%
Jan 45°C1°C12°C 2023-20°C 197949%
Jan 55°C0°C12°C 1999-19°C 197950%
Jan 65°C0°C13°C 2014-16°C 197949%
Jan 76°C1°C11°C 2005-16°C 196749%
Jan 86°C1°C11°C 2020-15°C 201049%
Jan 96°C1°C13°C 2007-17°C 196849%
Jan 106°C1°C12°C 2005-19°C 196349%
Jan 116°C1°C11°C 2023-20°C 196348%
Jan 126°C2°C11°C 2007-16°C 198748%
Jan 136°C2°C13°C 1993-18°C 196848%
Jan 146°C2°C12°C 2020-15°C 198748%
Jan 156°C1°C12°C 1975-11°C 196347%
Jan 166°C1°C12°C 1975-12°C 198546%
Jan 175°C1°C11°C 1993-18°C 196346%
Jan 186°C0°C13°C 2007-17°C 196346%
Jan 196°C1°C11°C 2008-12°C 196345%
Jan 206°C0°C12°C 2007-12°C 196345%
Jan 215°C0°C11°C 2002-17°C 196346%
Jan 224°C-1°C11°C 1993-19°C 196347%
Jan 234°C0°C11°C 2024-10°C 201346%
Jan 245°C0°C12°C 2018-8°C 199247%
Jan 255°C-1°C13°C 2016-12°C 201047%
Jan 265°C0°C11°C 2024-13°C 201047%
Jan 275°C0°C12°C 2016-13°C 201046%
Jan 286°C1°C11°C 2002-17°C 197945%
Jan 295°C0°C11°C 2022-11°C 197645%
Jan 305°C0°C11°C 2002-15°C 197245%
Jan 315°C0°C11°C 1975-13°C 195645%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Heerenveen, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

January 1
sunrise 8:49 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
January 31
sunrise 8:21 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station NLE00152495, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.