Havlíčkův Brod weather in January

In January, Havlíčkův Brod sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Havlíčkův Brod's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Havlíčkův Brod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:56 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Havlíčkův Brod is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
375/km²
people per km²
Founded
1256

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Havlíčkův Brod reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 6°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)
11-4
21-4
31-4
41-4
51-4
61-4
71-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
111-4
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How January really feels in Havlíčkův Brod

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
3 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Havlíčkův Brod weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4610.97.78.40.0
Feb / -4°389.26.69.80.0
Mar / -0°54125.511.50.7
Apr12° / 4910.91.913.43.2
May17° / 7714.1015.14.9
Jun20° / 11°8613.60165.7
Jul22° / 13°9813.7015.66.2
Aug22° / 13°8211.9014.26.4
Sep17° / 7110.6012.45.3
Oct11° / 489.40.610.52.8
Nov / 459.73.68.90.4
Dec / -3°4710.36.880.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
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82377
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102476
112476
122476
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312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Havlíčkův Brod gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13625
23725
33725
43725
53725
63724
73724
83624
93623
103523
113523
123423
133423
143423
153324
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173325
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203325
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273325
283224
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303224
313123

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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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 4:01 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:014:01
28.08:014:01
38.08:014:02
48.08:014:03
58.18:014:04
68.18:014:05
78.18:004:07
88.18:004:08
98.28:004:09
108.27:594:10
118.27:594:11
128.27:584:13
138.37:584:14
148.37:574:15
158.37:574:16
168.47:564:18
178.47:554:19
188.47:554:21
198.57:544:22
208.57:534:24
218.57:524:25
228.67:514:27
238.67:504:28
248.77:494:30
258.77:484:31
268.87:474:33
278.87:464:34
288.87:454:36
298.97:444:37
308.97:434:39
319.07:414:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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151.0Dim
161.0Dim
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191.0Dim
201.1Dim
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231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Havlíčkův Brod?

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 Havlíčkův Brod.

What to pack for Havlíčkův Brod in January

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

In January, Havlíčkův Brod sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -4°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 Havlíčkův Brod 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 Havlíčkův Brod peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Havlíčkův Brod 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 Havlíčkův Brod is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Dec 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Havlíčkův Brod?

Havlíčkův Brod sits at 49.6°N, 15.6°E, 422 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Jihlava, 23 km away.

PelhřimovNové Město na MoravěChrudimKutna HoraTřebíčPardubice

Topography around Havlíčkův Brod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Havlíčkův Brod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Havlíčkův Brod is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), trees (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
342 m
80 km
672 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Jihlava 23 km · Žďár nad Sázavou 26 km · Pelhřimov 32 km · Nové Město na Moravě 36 km · Chrudim 41 km · Kutna Hora 44 km · Třebíč 49 km · Pardubice 50 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 Havlíčkův Brod (49.6069°, 15.5794°, elevation 422 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).