January is one of the cooler months of the year in Bournemouth, with average highs near 8.6°C and lows around 6.3°C (mean 7.5°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 92 mm of rainfall and 86% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Bournemouth. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Bournemouth was 2007 — when the month averaged 9.4°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 3.4°C. Typical January days reach 8.6°C with nights near 6.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is a relatively wet time of year in Bournemouth, averaging 92 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2016 with 171 mm, while the driest was 1997 at 21 mm.
Relative humidity in Bournemouth during January averages 86%. The most humid January was 1997 at 90%, and the least humid was 1984 at 82%.
January receives about 0.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Bournemouth. The sunniest Januarys were 2000, 2003 and 2024, among others at 1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1987, 1995 and 2013 at 0.7.
Average wind speed in Bournemouth during January is 7.1 m/s. The windiest January was 1984 at 8.9 m/s, while the calmest was 2022 at 5.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 6.7°C | 7.6°C | 7.9°C | 7.5°C | 7.7°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 7.9°C | 8.7°C | 8.9°C | 8.7°C | 8.9°C | +1°C |
| Avg Low | 5.4°C | 6.4°C | 6.8°C | 6.3°C | 6.5°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 90 mm | 92 mm | 76 mm | 99 mm | 110 mm | +20 mm |
January temperatures in Bournemouth have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of -3.6°C (1987) to a record high of 13.1°C (2024).
Rainfall in January is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 92 mm, with a wettest year of 171 mm.
A quieter season to visit Bournemouth
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of August and July tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Bournemouth. That said, January — with days averaging 8.6°C and nights around 6.3°C (mean 7.5°C) and higher rainfall (92 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.9°C | 7.6°C | 6.3°C | 12.5°C | 3.2°C | 148 mm | 83% | 6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 8.6°C | 7.5°C | 6.4°C | 13.1°C | 2.1°C | 98 mm | 84% | 7 m/s | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.0°C | 8.0°C | 7.0°C | 12.3°C | 3.2°C | 136 mm | 85% | 7.2 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 9.5°C | 8.1°C | 6.7°C | 12.1°C | 3.8°C | 41 mm | 85% | 5.4 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 7.8°C | 6.5°C | 5.2°C | 10.8°C | 2.1°C | 129 mm | 88% | 6.8 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 9.8°C | 8.7°C | 7.6°C | 12.8°C | 4.3°C | 105 mm | 87% | 6.7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 8.1°C | 6.9°C | 5.7°C | 10.6°C | 2.9°C | 54 mm | 84% | 5.8 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 9.9°C | 8.5°C | 7.1°C | 12.8°C | 4.4°C | 113 mm | 86% | 7.8 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 8.6°C | 7.5°C | 6.3°C | 10.9°C | 3.0°C | 86 mm | 83% | 5.8 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2016 🌧️ | 9.9°C | 8.9°C | 7.8°C | 12.0°C | 4.5°C | 171 mm | 83% | 8.1 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 9.5°C | 7.9°C | 6.2°C | 12.4°C | 2.9°C | 133 mm | 83% | 7.8 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2014 | 10.1°C | 8.9°C | 7.8°C | 12.2°C | 4.6°C | 131 mm | 85% | 7.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2013 | 8.3°C | 7.3°C | 6.2°C | 11.7°C | 1.5°C | 101 mm | 86% | 6.3 m/s | 0.7 |
| 2012 | 9.5°C | 8.4°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 2.7°C | 51 mm | 85% | 7.1 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 7.3°C | 6.2°C | 5.1°C | 10.6°C | 2.0°C | 91 mm | 89% | 6.5 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2010 | 5.7°C | 4.6°C | 3.4°C | 9.4°C | 0.5°C | 62 mm | 87% | 6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2009 | 7.4°C | 6.4°C | 5.4°C | 10.1°C | 0.6°C | 91 mm | 84% | 6.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2008 | 10.3°C | 9.2°C | 8.1°C | 11.9°C | 5.0°C | 107 mm | 86% | 8 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2007 🔥 | 10.4°C | 9.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.0°C | 3.3°C | 78 mm | 85% | 8.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2006 | 8.0°C | 7.0°C | 6.0°C | 10.8°C | 2.1°C | 30 mm | 87% | 6.4 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2005 | 9.5°C | 8.4°C | 7.3°C | 12.1°C | 3.3°C | 51 mm | 86% | 8.1 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 9.3°C | 8.2°C | 7.0°C | 12.2°C | 2.0°C | 109 mm | 86% | 7.8 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 8.0°C | 7.0°C | 5.9°C | 12.7°C | 1.3°C | 77 mm | 86% | 7.9 m/s | 1 |
| 2002 | 9.6°C | 8.6°C | 7.6°C | 12.0°C | 4.8°C | 69 mm | 88% | 7.3 m/s | 0.8 |
| 2001 | 8.1°C | 7.1°C | 6.0°C | 11.3°C | 3.0°C | 124 mm | 86% | 7.2 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 8.5°C | 7.3°C | 6.2°C | 10.9°C | 3.0°C | 29 mm | 85% | 6.3 m/s | 1 |
| 1999 | 9.7°C | 8.5°C | 7.3°C | 12.4°C | 2.7°C | 100 mm | 86% | 7.8 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1998 | 9.4°C | 8.2°C | 7.0°C | 12.4°C | 3.4°C | 114 mm | 85% | 8.5 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1997 | 5.3°C | 4.4°C | 3.5°C | 8.3°C | -1.2°C | 21 mm | 90% | 5.9 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1996 | 8.6°C | 7.6°C | 6.6°C | 11.3°C | -1.1°C | 73 mm | 90% | 7.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1995 | 9.6°C | 8.0°C | 6.5°C | 11.5°C | 2.8°C | 148 mm | 85% | 8.8 m/s | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 9.1°C | 7.9°C | 6.7°C | 11.5°C | 2.8°C | 122 mm | 86% | 7.6 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 9.9°C | 8.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.4°C | 4.1°C | 93 mm | 87% | 8 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1992 | 7.5°C | 6.4°C | 5.4°C | 10.9°C | 2.7°C | 28 mm | 86% | 5.9 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1991 | 7.9°C | 6.7°C | 5.6°C | 11.7°C | 2.0°C | 100 mm | 83% | 7 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1990 | 10.3°C | 9.2°C | 8.1°C | 12.0°C | 5.4°C | 118 mm | 88% | 7.9 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1989 | 9.7°C | 8.6°C | 7.4°C | 11.7°C | 4.9°C | 35 mm | 84% | 5.7 m/s | 1 |
| 1988 | 9.5°C | 8.2°C | 7.0°C | 12.2°C | 3.9°C | 154 mm | 86% | 7.6 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 4.5°C | 3.4°C | 2.3°C | 11.6°C | -3.6°C | 30 mm | 83% | 6.4 m/s | 0.7 |
| 1986 | 8.2°C | 6.8°C | 5.3°C | 11.3°C | 2.6°C | 125 mm | 85% | 7.9 m/s | 0.8 |
| 1985 | 5.4°C | 4.1°C | 2.8°C | 10.3°C | -1.1°C | 86 mm | 87% | 6.7 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1984 | 8.8°C | 7.2°C | 5.6°C | 12.5°C | 2.2°C | 158 mm | 82% | 8.9 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1983 | 9.6°C | 8.5°C | 7.3°C | 12.1°C | 3.3°C | 90 mm | 86% | 8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 7.2°C | 6.1°C | 5.0°C | 11.1°C | 0.8°C | 88 mm | 90% | 6.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 8.6°C | 7.2°C | 5.8°C | 10.9°C | 1.4°C | 45 mm | 86% | 6.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 8.6°C with lows near 6.3°C (mean 7.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 92 mm of rainfall in Bournemouth, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 171 mm in 2016.
The hottest January reached 13.1°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to -3.6°C in 1987.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 7.9°C to 8.8°C and overnight lows from 5.3°C to 6.3°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Bournemouth and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 8.6°C daytime highs and 6.3°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Bournemouth, averaging 7.5°C.
For January in Bournemouth, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 8.6°C and lows of 6.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 86% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 7.1 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 8.9 m/s (1984).
The wettest January on record was 2016 with 171 mm. On average, January sees 92 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Bournemouth behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
