Chrudim weather in January

In January, Chrudim sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chrudim's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chrudim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:57 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Chrudim is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
712/km²
people per km²
Founded
~995 CE

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chrudim reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
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172-3
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272-3
282-3
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312-3

How January really feels in Chrudim

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.

Chrudim weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4711.268.40.0
Feb / -2°388.94.99.70.0
Mar / 5211.83.711.51.3
Apr14° / 4310113.54.0
May19° / 7112.3015.15.7
Jun22° / 12°7811.90166.2
Jul24° / 14°8612.5015.76.6
Aug24° / 14°7710.9014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°689.8012.45.9
Oct13° / 499.70.310.53.5
Nov / 469.92.48.80.8
Dec / -1°4910.44.97.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22377
32377
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72377
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112476
122575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chrudim gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13718
23818
33818
43818
53818
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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 (%)
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 3:58 PM to 4:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:023:58
28.08:023:59
38.08:024:00
48.08:024:01
58.08:024:02
68.08:014:03
78.18:014:04
88.18:014:05
98.18:004:06
108.18:004:08
118.28:004:09
128.27:594:10
138.27:594:11
148.27:584:13
158.37:574:14
168.37:574:16
178.47:564:17
188.47:554:18
198.47:544:20
208.57:544:21
218.57:534:23
228.57:524:24
238.67:514:26
248.67:504:27
258.77:494:29
268.77:484:31
278.87:474:32
288.87:454:34
298.97:444:35
308.97:434:37
318.97:424:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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190.9Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Chrudim?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chrudim.

What to pack for Chrudim in January

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

In January, Chrudim sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chrudim 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 Chrudim peaks around June 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chrudim 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 Chrudim is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2218 µg/m³Dec 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chrudim?

Chrudim sits at 50.0°N, 15.8°E, 274 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Pardubice, 10 km away.

Hradec KrálovéKutna HoraLitomyslHavlíčkův BrodÚstí nad OrlicíKolínŽďár nad Sázavou

Topography around Chrudim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chrudim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 273 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,247 m.

The land around Chrudim is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
1,247 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pardubice 10 km · Hradec Králové 29 km · Kutna Hora 38 km · Litomysl 38 km · Havlíčkův Brod 41 km · Ústí nad Orlicí 43 km · Kolín 43 km · Žďár nad Sázavou 44 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

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 Chrudim (49.9511°, 15.7956°, elevation 274 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).