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Bath in January
In January, Bath averages a daytime high of 8 °C and a night-time low of 2 °C, with about 92 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Bath's most comfortable months, June to September.
- Average high
- 8 °C
- Average low
- 2 °C
- Rain in the month
- 92 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 8 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 90
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Bath
January is tied for the coolest month in Bath by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 8 °C to 22 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 12 °C. By day, January is about the same as December, and February is about the same as January.
January brings 92 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 76 mm (914 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 8 h 20 min, against 7 h 50 min at the shortest and 16 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 °C | 2 °C | 92 mm | |
| February | 8 °C | 2 °C | 70 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 3 °C | 64 mm | |
| April | 13 °C | 4 °C | 59 mm | |
| May | 17 °C | 7 °C | 62 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 10 °C | 62 mm | Yes |
| July | 22 °C | 12 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| August | 21 °C | 12 °C | 77 mm | Yes |
| September | 19 °C | 10 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| October | 14 °C | 8 °C | 90 mm | |
| November | 11 °C | 5 °C | 99 mm | |
| December | 8 °C | 3 °C | 101 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Bath?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 8 °C is below 18 °C and about 92 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Bath are June to September; the nearest are September, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in United Kingdom in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Bath
This guide lists 90 places to stay in Bath: 3 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 87 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 43; 1–3 km, 13; 3–10 km, 23; 10 km or more, 11.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.