January 2020
🌡️ Temperature
In the UK, January 2020 was very hot. 🌡️
- The average temperature in January 2020 was 6.4°C.
- That's 3.1°C hotter than the average of 3.3°C.
- This puts it in the 96th percentile for heat, as the 16th hottest January on record.
The hottest January ever was in 1916, when it averaged 7.5°C, and the coldest year was 1795 at -3.1°C.
🌧️ Rainfall
In the UK, January 2020 was slightly wet. 🌧️
- The total rainfall in January 2020 was 82.5mm.
- That's 0.6mm wetter than the average of 81.9mm.
- This puts it in the 53rd percentile for rainfall, as the 118th wettest January on record.
The wettest January ever was in 2014, when rainfall totalled 184.6mm, and the driest year was 1779 at 15.3mm.
☀️ Sunlight
In the UK, January 2020 was slightly sunny. ☀️
- In January 2020 there were45.1 hours of sunshine.
- That's 0.5 hours more sunshine than the average of 44.6 hours.
- This puts it in the 51st percentile for sunshine, as the 50th sunniest January on record.
The sunniest January ever was in 1959, when there were 69.7 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 1996 with 21.4 hours of sunshine.