Nový Jičín weather in January

In January, Nový Jičín sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.8 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 13% 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 Nový Jičín's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nový Jičín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:46 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nový Jičín is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
727/km²
people per km²
Founded
1313

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 Nový Jičín 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 Nový Jičín

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.

Nový Jičín 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°4710.88.58.40.0
Feb / -3°4610.57.59.80.0
Mar / -0°5511.74.611.50.9
Apr13° / 5810.71.713.43.6
May18° / 9114.2015.15.2
Jun21° / 12°10014.10165.8
Jul23° / 13°11814.8015.66.2
Aug23° / 13°9012.2014.26.6
Sep18° / 8311.2012.45.5
Oct12° / 599.80.510.53.3
Nov / 5310.53.78.90.7
Dec / -3°5011.1780.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62476
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Nový Jičín gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14128
24028
33928
43927
53827
63727
73626
83626
93525
103425
113325
123325
133225
143225
153225
163226
173226
183227
193227
203227
213328
223328
233428
243428
253528
263528
273528
283528
293527
303527
313526

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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24100
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27100
28100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light 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 7:51 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 4:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:513:51
28.07:513:52
38.07:513:53
48.07:513:54
58.17:513:55
68.17:513:56
78.17:513:57
88.17:503:58
98.27:503:59
108.27:504:00
118.27:494:02
128.27:494:03
138.37:484:04
148.37:484:05
158.37:474:07
168.47:464:08
178.47:464:10
188.47:454:11
198.57:444:12
208.57:434:14
218.57:424:15
228.67:414:17
238.67:414:18
248.77:404:20
258.77:394:21
268.87:374:23
278.87:364:25
288.87:354:26
298.97:344:28
308.97:334:29
319.07:324:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nový Jičín?

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 Nový Jičín.

What to pack for Nový Jičín in January

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

In January, Nový Jičín 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.

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UV index in Nový Jičín 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 Nový Jičín 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 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 22UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nový Jičín 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 Nový Jičín is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1618 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nový Jičín?

Nový Jičín sits at 49.6°N, 18.0°E, 287 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Kopřivnice, 10 km away.

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Topography around Nový Jičín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nový Jičín has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 316 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,318 m.

The land around Nový Jičín is covered by cropland (34%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (35%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
264 m
16 km
693 m
80 km
1,318 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kopřivnice 10 km · Valašské Meziříčí 14 km · Rožnov pod Radhoštěm 18 km · Hranice 21 km · Frýdek-Místek 26 km · Vsetín 28 km · Ostrava 33 km · Havířov 37 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 Nový Jičín (49.5944°, 18.0103°, elevation 287 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).