Average temperature in January is 4.8 °C
Average daytime temperature is 6.1 °C
Average night temperature is 3.6 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 9 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -1.6 °C
Number of sunny days: 1
Number of rainy days: 28
Number of snow days: 2
Precipitation sum: 140 mm
* Weather data for Skopun Faroe Islands is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| January (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | 5.1 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4 | 6.9 | 9 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Apparent max temperature | -0.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -2.8 | -4.2 | -5.7 | -3 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -2.3 | -2.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Mean temperature | 4.3 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -6 | -1.5 | -2.4 | 0.6 | -4.4 | -6.5 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -4.8 | -5.4 | -9 | -10.4 | -7.7 | -6.6 | -8.6 | -5.7 | -4.5 | -2.8 | -2.6 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -2 | -5.5 | -2.7 | -7.5 | -6 | -5.8 |
| Minimum temperature | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 3 | 5.2 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| Apparent min temperature | -3.7 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 1 | -2.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -4.6 | -6.9 | -7.9 | -5.2 | -4.4 | -6.1 | -4.2 | -3.2 | -0.8 | -1.3 | 2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -1.7 | -3.7 | -4.2 | -3.3 |
| January | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6 | 6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 15.2 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 0 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 18.9 | 4.8 | 14.2 |
| Precipitation hours | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 19 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 54.3 | 27.5 | 48.8 | 27 | 50.3 | 63.3 | 40.7 | 44.2 | 44 | 48.3 | 38.3 | 47 | 52.2 | 58.3 | 52.6 | 39.3 | 48.2 | 58.5 | 40.5 | 53.1 | 62.5 | 64.7 | 50.3 | 60 | 50.9 | 47.4 | 60.8 | 61.7 | 69.5 | 46.6 | 58.4 |
In January 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Skopun was 9°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -1.6°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during January in Skopun are 3.6°C and 6.1°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in January is about 140 mm.