Karviná weather in January

In January, Karviná sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 16% 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 Karviná's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karviná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:45 AM – 4:05 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Karviná is neighborhood of Karviná.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
19,014/km²
people per km²
Founded
1305

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 Karviná 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 7°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
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
261-4
271-4
281-4
291-4
301-4
311-4

How January really feels in Karviná

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.

Karviná weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°5411.98.78.40.0
Feb / -3°5211.77.99.70.0
Mar / -0°6112.9511.51.0
Apr14° / 6111.21.913.53.8
May18° / 9914.60.115.15.3
Jun21° / 12°10614.10165.8
Jul23° / 14°12314.7015.76.2
Aug23° / 13°9112.2014.36.6
Sep18° / 10°8811.6012.45.6
Oct13° / 6511.10.410.53.5
Nov / 5811.13.58.81.0
Dec / -2°5511.67.180.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122674
132773
142773
152872
162872
172971
182971
192872
202872
212872
222872
232773
242773
252773
262773
272773
282773
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Karviná gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14228
24228
34228
44127
54127
64126
74026
84026
93925
103925
113825
123825
133725
143725
153626
163626
173626
183627
193628
203628
213629
223629
233729
243730
253730
263730
273729
283829
293829
303829
313829

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 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
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 7:50 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 4:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:503:48
28.07:503:48
38.07:503:49
48.07:503:50
58.07:503:51
68.07:503:53
78.17:503:54
88.17:493:55
98.17:493:56
108.17:493:57
118.27:483:58
128.27:484:00
138.27:474:01
148.37:474:02
158.37:464:04
168.37:454:05
178.47:454:06
188.47:444:08
198.47:434:09
208.57:424:11
218.57:414:12
228.67:404:14
238.67:394:15
248.67:384:17
258.77:374:18
268.77:364:20
278.87:354:21
288.87:344:23
298.97:334:25
308.97:324:26
319.07:304:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Karviná?

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 Karviná.

What to pack for Karviná in January

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

In January, Karviná sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Karviná 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 Karviná 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 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Karviná 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 Karviná is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Karviná's WHO annual average of 20.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1825 µg/m³Dec 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karviná?

Karviná sits at 49.9°N, 18.5°E, 221 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Orlová, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Karviná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karviná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,554 m.

The land around Karviná is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
1,554 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Orlová 8.0 km · Havířov 11 km · Jastrzębie Zdrój 12 km · Cieszyn 13 km · Český Těšín 13 km · Bohumín 14 km · Starý Bohumín 16 km · Wodzisław Śląski 17 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 Karviná (49.854°, 18.5417°, elevation 221 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).