Poděbrady weather in January

In January, Poděbrady sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 10.3 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 3°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 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Poděbrady's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poděbrady's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:00 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Poděbrady is town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic.

Density
452/km²
people per km²
Founded
1223

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Poděbrady reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
192-2
202-2
212-2
222-2
232-2
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
283-3
293-2
303-2
313-2

How January really feels in Poděbrady

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.

Poděbrady 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 / -2°4110.34.58.30.0
Feb / -2°348.33.39.70.1
Mar / 4510.62.311.51.7
Apr14° / 3690.513.54.3
May19° / 6211.4015.25.9
Jun23° / 13°7211.3016.16.4
Jul25° / 15°7712.2015.76.6
Aug25° / 14°689.8014.36.9
Sep20° / 10°578.6012.46.3
Oct13° / 458.90.210.53.8
Nov / 439.41.48.81.0
Dec / -1°43104.17.90.0

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82674
92674
102674
112674
122773
132773
142971
153070
163070
173070
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202971
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222971
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293070
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313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Poděbrady gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13413
23513
33513
43513
53613
63613
73612
83512
93512
103512
113413
123313
133313
143213
153214
163114
173114
183115
193015
203016
213016
223016
233016
243016
253016
263016
273016
282915
292915
302915
312814

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
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8100
9100
10100
11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
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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
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:064:00
27.98:064:01
37.98:054:02
48.08:054:03
58.08:054:04
68.08:054:05
78.08:054:06
88.08:044:07
98.18:044:08
108.18:044:10
118.18:034:11
128.28:034:12
138.28:024:13
148.28:014:15
158.38:014:16
168.38:004:17
178.37:594:19
188.47:594:20
198.47:584:22
208.47:574:23
218.57:564:25
228.57:554:26
238.67:544:28
248.67:534:29
258.67:524:31
268.77:514:33
278.77:504:34
288.87:494:36
298.87:484:37
308.97:464:39
318.97:454:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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30.8Dim
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60.8Dim
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100.8Dim
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140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Poděbrady?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Poděbrady.

What to pack for Poděbrady in January

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

In January, Poděbrady sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°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 Poděbrady 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 Poděbrady 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
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Poděbrady 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 Poděbrady is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2320 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Poděbrady?

Poděbrady sits at 50.1°N, 15.1°E, 195 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Kolín, 14 km away.

Brandýs nad Labem-Stará BoleslavMladá BoleslavJičínŘíčanyČerný MostHorní Měcholupy

Topography around Poděbrady

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poděbrady has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,455 m.

The land around Poděbrady is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,455 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kolín 14 km · Kutna Hora 24 km · Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 33 km · Mladá Boleslav 34 km · Jičín 37 km · Říčany 37 km · Černý Most 39 km · Horní Měcholupy 41 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 Poděbrady (50.1424°, 15.1188°, elevation 195 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).