Šumperk weather in January

In January, Šumperk sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 12.2 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 -1°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 Šumperk's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Šumperk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:52 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Šumperk is town in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 15 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,032/km²
people per km²
Founded
1269

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 Šumperk reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 4°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)
1-1-5
2-1-5
3-1-5
4-1-5
5-1-5
6-1-5
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8-1-5
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19-1-6
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How January really feels in Šumperk

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
14 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Šumperk 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-1° / -6°5412.2108.40.0
Feb / -5°449.78.39.70.0
Mar / -2°5712.16.411.50.3
Apr11° / 5110.92.313.52.8
May16° / 7614.20.115.14.6
Jun20° / 10°8914.30165.5
Jul22° / 12°10115015.75.9
Aug22° / 12°7712.5014.36.3
Sep16° / 7211.6012.44.9
Oct11° / 5710.91.110.52.4
Nov / 56114.58.80.3
Dec / -4°5511.99.37.90.0

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
32080
42080
52080
61981
71981
81981
92080
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
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312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Šumperk gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14234
24334
34334
44334
54334
64333
74333
84332
94232
104131
114031
124030
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283430
293330
303330
313329

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
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22100
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24100
25100
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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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 7:57 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 3:53 PM to 4:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:573:53
27.97:573:54
38.07:573:55
48.07:573:56
58.07:573:57
68.07:573:58
78.07:563:59
88.17:564:01
98.17:564:02
108.17:554:03
118.27:554:04
128.27:544:05
138.27:544:07
148.27:534:08
158.37:534:09
168.37:524:11
178.37:514:12
188.47:514:14
198.47:504:15
208.57:494:17
218.57:484:18
228.57:474:20
238.67:464:21
248.67:454:23
258.77:444:24
268.77:434:26
278.87:424:27
288.87:414:29
298.97:404:31
308.97:384:32
318.97:374:34

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 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 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
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161.0Dim
171.0Dim
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191.0Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Šumperk?

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 Šumperk.

What to pack for Šumperk in January

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

In January, Šumperk sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Šumperk 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 Šumperk 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
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Šumperk 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 Šumperk is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Šumperk's WHO annual average of 15 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1518 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Šumperk?

Šumperk sits at 50.0°N, 17.0°E, 336 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Bruntál, 35 km away.

BruntálČeská TřebováÚstí nad OrlicíSvitavyOlomoucLitomyslGłuchołazyKrnov

Topography around Šumperk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Šumperk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 354 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m.

The land around Šumperk is covered by trees (34%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
348 m
16 km
1,050 m
80 km
1,324 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bruntál 35 km · Česká Třebová 38 km · Ústí nad Orlicí 41 km · Svitavy 43 km · Olomouc 46 km · Litomysl 48 km · Głuchołazy 49 km · Krnov 54 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 Šumperk (49.9653°, 16.9706°, elevation 336 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).