Jindřichův Hradec weather in January

In January, Jindřichův Hradec sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°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 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jindřichův Hradec's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jindřichův Hradec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:56 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Jindřichův Hradec is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
307/km²
people per km²
Founded
1220

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jindřichův Hradec reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°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
121-4
131-4
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How January really feels in Jindřichův Hradec

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.

Jindřichův Hradec 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 / -4°49117.58.50.0
Feb / -4°4096.49.80.0
Mar / -0°5711.95.211.60.8
Apr13° / 5010.91.613.43.3
May17° / 8013.90155.0
Jun21° / 11°9014.7015.95.6
Jul23° / 13°10514.7015.66.1
Aug22° / 13°8412.1014.26.4
Sep17° / 7010.5012.45.4
Oct12° / 51100.510.52.9
Nov / 479.83.58.90.4
Dec / -3°4810.76.58.10.0

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
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52674
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72674
82575
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102674
112674
122773
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212773
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312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Jindřichův Hradec gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 (%)
13724
23724
33724
43724
53724
63724
73723
83623
93623
103522
113422
123422
133322
143323
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273324
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313223

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 14 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:014:05
28.18:014:06
38.18:014:07
48.18:014:08
58.18:014:09
68.28:014:10
78.28:014:11
88.28:004:12
98.28:004:13
108.28:004:14
118.37:594:16
128.37:594:17
138.37:584:18
148.47:584:19
158.47:574:21
168.47:564:22
178.57:564:23
188.57:554:25
198.57:544:26
208.67:544:28
218.67:534:29
228.67:524:31
238.77:514:32
248.77:504:34
258.87:494:35
268.87:484:37
278.97:474:38
288.97:464:40
298.97:454:41
309.07:434:43
319.07:424:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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100.9Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Jindřichův Hradec?

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 Jindřichův Hradec.

What to pack for Jindřichův Hradec in January

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

In January, Jindřichův Hradec sees daytime highs around 1°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 Jindřichův Hradec 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 Jindřichův Hradec peaks around June 23 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 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Jindřichův Hradec 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 Jindřichův Hradec is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Dec 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jindřichův Hradec?

Jindřichův Hradec sits at 49.1°N, 15.0°E, 480 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Pelhřimov, 36 km away.

PelhřimovTáborČeské BudějoviceJihlavaCesky KrumlovTřebíčPísekHavlíčkův Brod

Topography around Jindřichův Hradec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jindřichův Hradec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 483 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m.

The land around Jindřichův Hradec is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
332 m
80 km
993 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pelhřimov 36 km · Tábor 39 km · České Budějovice 43 km · Jihlava 51 km · Cesky Krumlov 62 km · Třebíč 64 km · Písek 65 km · Havlíčkův Brod 66 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 Jindřichův Hradec (49.144°, 15.003°, elevation 480 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).