Čakovec weather in January

In January, Čakovec sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Čakovec's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Čakovec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:40 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Čakovec is city and settlement in Međimurje County, Croatia.

Density
898/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Čakovec reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-2
24-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
164-2
174-2
184-2
194-2
204-2
214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-3
274-3
284-3
294-3
304-3
314-3

How January really feels in Čakovec

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Čakovec weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°366.538.80.0
Feb / -1°447.43.4100.7
Mar12° / 488.81.711.63.1
Apr17° / 569.60.413.35.3
May21° / 11°8312.6014.76.2
Jun25° / 15°8511.9015.56.6
Jul27° / 16°7911015.26.5
Aug27° / 16°80100146.7
Sep22° / 12°919.3012.46.7
Oct16° / 648.60.110.75.1
Nov10° / 668.81.49.22.0
Dec / -1°548.22.78.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63763
73763
83862
93862
103862
113862
123763
133763
143763
153763
163664
173664
183664
193664
203565
213466
223466
233466
243367
253367
263466
273466
283565
293565
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Čakovec gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12610
22510
32510
42410
5249
6239
7229
8219
9218
10208
11208
12198
13198
14198
15198
16199
17209
18209
192010
202010
212010
222110
232110
242111
252111
262111
272111
282111
292111
302111
312111

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:444:11
28.57:444:12
38.57:444:13
48.57:444:14
58.57:444:15
68.57:444:16
78.67:434:17
88.67:434:18
98.67:434:19
108.67:434:20
118.67:424:21
128.77:424:22
138.77:424:23
148.77:414:24
158.77:414:26
168.87:404:27
178.87:404:28
188.87:394:29
198.97:384:31
208.97:384:32
218.97:374:33
229.07:364:35
239.07:354:36
249.07:354:37
259.17:344:39
269.17:334:40
279.27:324:42
289.27:314:43
299.27:304:44
309.37:294:46
319.37:284:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Čakovec?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Čakovec.

What to pack for Čakovec in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Čakovec sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Čakovec in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Čakovec peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Čakovec in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Čakovec is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 917 µg/m³Sep 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Čakovec?

Čakovec sits at 46.4°N, 16.4°E, 162 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Varaždin, 12 km away.

KoprivnicaNagykanizsaPtujBjelovarMariborSesvete

Topography around Čakovec

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Čakovec.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Čakovec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m.

The land around Čakovec is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
1,260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Varaždin 12 km · Koprivnica 39 km · Nagykanizsa 43 km · Ptuj 43 km · Zalaegerszeg 59 km · Bjelovar 63 km · Maribor 63 km · Sesvete 66 km

Croatia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$27,104
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
87%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 617
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other Christian 5%none or atheist 5%Orthodox 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Čakovec (46.3844°, 16.4339°, elevation 162 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).