Ústí nad Labem weather in January

In January, Ústí nad Labem sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.7 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 1°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 Ústí nad Labem's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ústí nad Labem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:07 AM – 4:20 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
962/km²
people per km²
Founded
1056

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 Ústí nad Labem 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 7°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)
11-3
21-3
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-4
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191-4
201-4
211-4
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261-4
271-4
281-4
291-4
301-4
311-4

How January really feels in Ústí nad Labem

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.

Ústí nad Labem 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°5011.77.68.30.0
Feb / -4°399.66.19.70.0
Mar / -1°54124.611.50.8
Apr13° / 4610.91.313.53.3
May17° / 7113.60.115.25.0
Jun20° / 11°8313.4016.25.7
Jul22° / 13°9414.2015.86.1
Aug22° / 12°8512.6014.36.3
Sep17° / 6110.9012.45.3
Oct12° / 5110.60.310.42.9
Nov / 4810.438.70.5
Dec / -3°5010.96.27.80.0

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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
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52080
62278
72278
82278
92278
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112377
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ústí nad Labem gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 8:12 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:124:02
27.88:124:03
37.98:124:04
47.98:124:05
57.98:124:06
67.98:124:07
77.98:114:08
88.08:114:09
98.08:114:10
108.08:104:11
118.08:104:13
128.18:094:14
138.18:094:15
148.18:084:17
158.28:074:18
168.28:074:20
178.28:064:21
188.38:054:22
198.38:044:24
208.48:044:25
218.48:034:27
228.48:024:29
238.58:014:30
248.58:004:32
258.67:594:33
268.67:574:35
278.77:564:37
288.77:554:38
298.87:544:40
308.87:534:42
318.97:514:43

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 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.8Dim
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90.8Dim
100.8Dim
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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 Ústí nad Labem?

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 Ústí nad Labem.

What to pack for Ústí nad Labem in January

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

In January, Ústí nad Labem sees daytime highs around 1°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 Ústí nad Labem 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 Ústí nad Labem peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ústí nad Labem 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 Ústí nad Labem is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ústí nad Labem's WHO annual average of 13.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ústí nad Labem?

Ústí nad Labem sits at 50.7°N, 14.0°E, 150 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Teplice, 15 km away.

LitvínovMostPirnaČeská Lípa

Topography around Ústí nad Labem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ústí nad Labem has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,215 m.

The land around Ústí nad Labem is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
335 m
16 km
710 m
80 km
1,215 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Teplice 15 km · Litoměřice 16 km · Terezín 19 km · Děčín 19 km · Litvínov 30 km · Most 33 km · Pirna 34 km · Česká Lípa 36 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 Ústí nad Labem (50.6607°, 14.0323°, elevation 150 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).