Sokolov weather in January

In January, Sokolov sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Sokolov's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokolov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:10 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sokolov is town in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
960/km²
people per km²
Founded
1279

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sokolov reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Sokolov

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
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sokolov weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°5812.49.58.30.0
Feb / -4°459.37.49.70.0
Mar / -1°5812.36.611.50.4
Apr11° / 5011.4213.52.6
May16° / 7113.90.115.24.4
Jun19° / 10°8214016.15.4
Jul21° / 12°9014.2015.75.8
Aug21° / 11°7812.9014.36.0
Sep16° / 6110.3012.44.9
Oct11° / 5610.70.810.52.4
Nov / 5410.44.58.80.2
Dec / -3°5912.18.97.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
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51882
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102080
112080
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152278
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272080
282080
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312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sokolov gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14128
24128
34128
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114128
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313529

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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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 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
113light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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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 8:16 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 4:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:164:10
27.98:164:10
37.98:164:11
48.08:154:12
58.08:154:14
68.08:154:15
78.08:154:16
88.08:144:17
98.18:144:18
108.18:144:19
118.18:134:21
128.28:134:22
138.28:124:23
148.28:124:24
158.28:114:26
168.38:104:27
178.38:104:29
188.48:094:30
198.48:084:32
208.48:074:33
218.58:064:34
228.58:054:36
238.68:044:38
248.68:034:39
258.68:024:41
268.78:014:42
278.78:004:44
288.87:594:46
298.87:584:47
308.97:564:49
318.97:554:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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181.0Dim
191.0Dim
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231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
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271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
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311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sokolov?

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 Sokolov.

What to pack for Sokolov in January

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

In January, Sokolov sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Sokolov 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 Sokolov 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 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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sokolov?

Sokolov sits at 50.2°N, 12.6°E, 401 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Karlovy Vary, 17 km away.

SelbAuerbachSchwarzenbergMarktredwitz

Topography around Sokolov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokolov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,178 m.

The land around Sokolov is covered by trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
723 m
80 km
1,178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Karlovy Vary 17 km · Cheb 22 km · Mariánské Lázně 24 km · Ostrov 25 km · Selb 36 km · Auerbach 40 km · Schwarzenberg 41 km · Marktredwitz 44 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 Sokolov (50.1813°, 12.6401°, elevation 401 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).