London in January

avoid · 10th of the 12 months that clear the bar · the coolest month of the year

January at London is 7°C by day and 2°C at night, with 9 rainy days and about 4 hours of sun a day. 7C max, 9 rainy days.

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The numbers

Daily high	7°C
Nightly low	2°C
Feels like, afternoon	3°C
Rainy days	9 · 65 mm
Humidity	88%
Sunshine	4.0 h/day
Daylight	8.2 h/day
Crowds	80 / 100, higher is quieter

Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 2 mm.

Public holidays in January

Holidays crowd a place out and push fares up around them; they count toward the crowd score above.

What to pack

A proper coat, hat and gloves: nights average 2°C.
A packable rain jacket for the 9 or so rainy days.
Humidity averages 88%; breathable fabrics dry faster.

Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.

Before you go

Cost of living	expensive — prices run about 89% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
Currency	Pound sterling
Languages	English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Scots
Plugs	Type G, 230 V
Driving	On the left
Emergency	999, 112
Calling code	+44

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-09-23. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

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