Most weather in January

In January, Most sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 8.3 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 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Most's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Most's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:08 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Most is statutory city in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
730/km²
people per km²
Founded
1247

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 Most 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 on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-15°-10°-5°10°151015202531
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
212-3
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
282-3
292-3
302-3
312-3

How January really feels in Most

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.

Most 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°369.65.38.30.0
Feb / -3°277.83.89.70.0
Mar / 3910311.51.3
Apr13° / 338.50.513.53.9
May18° / 5111.8015.25.6
Jun22° / 12°6111.2016.16.2
Jul24° / 14°7112.1015.86.6
Aug24° / 13°6310.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 479.3012.45.9
Oct12° / 429.40.210.43.3
Nov / 398.71.98.70.6
Dec / -2°389.14.47.90.0

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42476
52377
62377
72377
82377
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202575
212575
222476
232476
242476
252476
262575
272575
282575
292575
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Most gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13016
23116
33216
43216
53216
63316
73316
83315
93315
103215
113216
123216
133216
143116
153117
163017
173017
183018
193018
203018
213019
223019
232919
242918
252918
262918
272817
282817
292816
302716
312715

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 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 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:134:04
27.98:134:05
37.98:134:06
47.98:134:07
57.98:134:08
67.98:134:09
78.08:124:10
88.08:124:11
98.08:124:13
108.08:114:14
118.18:114:15
128.18:104:16
138.18:104:18
148.28:094:19
158.28:084:20
168.28:084:22
178.38:074:23
188.38:064:25
198.38:054:26
208.48:044:28
218.48:044:29
228.58:034:31
238.58:024:32
248.68:014:34
258.67:594:35
268.67:584:37
278.77:574:39
288.77:564:40
298.87:554:42
308.87:544:44
318.97:524:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Most?

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 Most.

What to pack for Most in January

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

In January, Most sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Most 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 Most peaks around June 21 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 21UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Most's WHO annual average of 15.1 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1318 µg/m³Dec 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Most?

Most sits at 50.5°N, 13.6°E, 233 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Litvínov, 11 km away.

KadaňÚstí nad Labem

Topography around Most

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Most has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 288 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 897 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Most is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
897 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Litvínov 11 km · Jirkov 13 km · Chomutov 16 km · Louny 20 km · Teplice 20 km · Žatec 21 km · Kadaň 29 km · Ústí nad Labem 33 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 Most (50.503°, 13.6362°, elevation 233 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).