Weather in Liverpool in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Liverpool;
Average weather
Average temperature in Liverpool in January
Going from a maximum of +55°F during the day to a minimum of +28°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +46°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +48°F to +48°F.
Is Liverpool warm or cold in January?
Liverpool is typically chill in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +46°F to +45°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +37°F to +37°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Liverpool, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Liverpool in January
Water in Liverpool in January is Cold. It varies from +42°F to +49°F, with an average of +45°F. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +45°F.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Liverpool in January?
Climate in Liverpool in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +46°F | +45°F | +46°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +7°F | +10°F | +19°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +59°F | +59°F | +64°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 79 mm | 62 mm | 51 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +49°F | +45°F | +45°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 84% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +46°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +45°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 79 mm to 62 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 5 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 7 m/s getting up to 13 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Liverpool is gradually increasing during January, going from 7 m/s to 10 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Liverpool.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Liverpool?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Liverpool in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+53°F) and the highest in 2022 (+58°F). The driest year was 1995 with only 569 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1685 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Liverpool
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Liverpool, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.