Klatovy weather in January

In January, Klatovy sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 11.1 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 2°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 Klatovy's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Klatovy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:04 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Klatovy is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
282/km²
people per km²
Founded
1260

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 Klatovy 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 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)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-4
261-4
271-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Klatovy

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.

Klatovy 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 / -3°4611.16.48.40.0
Feb / -3°388.85.19.80.0
Mar / 5211.63.811.51.3
Apr13° / 4410.60.913.43.7
May18° / 6412.8015.15.4
Jun21° / 11°7312.40166.0
Jul23° / 13°7513015.66.4
Aug23° / 13°7010.7014.26.7
Sep18° / 569.7012.45.8
Oct12° / 499.80.410.53.3
Nov / 489.62.98.90.6
Dec / -2°4910.85.580.0

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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62278
72278
82278
92377
102377
112575
122575
132575
142674
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202575
212476
222476
232476
242377
252377
262377
272377
282476
292476
302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Klatovy gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13819
23819
33920
43920
53920
63920
73920
83820
93820
103720
113620
123620
133520
143420
153421
163321
173321
183322
193322
203322
213322
223322
233322
243322
253322
263321
273321
283321
293320
303320
313219

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 12 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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 8:09 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:094:11
28.08:094:12
38.18:094:13
48.18:094:14
58.18:094:15
68.18:094:16
78.18:094:17
88.28:084:18
98.28:084:19
108.28:084:20
118.28:074:21
128.38:074:23
138.38:064:24
148.38:064:25
158.48:054:27
168.48:044:28
178.48:044:29
188.58:034:31
198.58:024:32
208.58:014:34
218.68:004:35
228.68:004:36
238.77:594:38
248.77:584:39
258.77:574:41
268.87:564:43
278.87:554:44
288.97:534:46
298.97:524:47
309.07:514:49
319.07:504:51

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 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 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
80.9Dim
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 Klatovy?

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 Klatovy.

What to pack for Klatovy in January

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

In January, Klatovy 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 Klatovy 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 Klatovy peaks around June 22 at about 8 (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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1616 µg/m³Dec 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Klatovy?

Klatovy sits at 49.4°N, 13.3°E, 405 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Pilsen, 40 km away.

PilsenStrakoniceChamPříbramPísekDeggendorfMariánské LázněStraubing

Topography around Klatovy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Klatovy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 418 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,203 m.

The land around Klatovy is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (31%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), cropland (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
615 m
80 km
1,203 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pilsen 40 km · Strakonice 46 km · Cham 50 km · Příbram 61 km · Písek 62 km · Deggendorf 66 km · Mariánské Lázně 76 km · Straubing 78 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 Klatovy (49.3955°, 13.295°, elevation 405 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).