Békéscsaba weather in January

In January, Békéscsaba sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Békéscsaba's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Békéscsaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:23 AM – 4:07 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Békéscsaba is city in Hungary.

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 Békéscsaba reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 6°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 about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°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
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Békéscsaba

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.

Békéscsaba weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°368.23.28.80.0
Feb / -2°408.83.2100.4
Mar11° / 428.21.211.63.0
Apr18° / 53100.213.35.6
May23° / 12°6111.2014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°7611.1015.66.5
Jul28° / 17°679.9015.36.2
Aug28° / 17°5580146.4
Sep23° / 12°598.2012.47.1
Oct17° / 508010.65.7
Nov10° / 478.10.89.22.4
Dec / -1°4892.78.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83169
93268
103169
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183169
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
242971
253070
263070
273070
283070
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Békéscsaba gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12710
22710
3269
4259
5259
6249
7249
8248
9238
10238
11238
12248
13248
14249
15259
16259
172610
182610
192710
202711
212811
222811
232812
242912
252912
262912
272912
282912
292912
302912
313012

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
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:263:51
28.47:263:52
38.47:263:53
48.57:263:54
58.57:263:55
68.57:263:56
78.57:263:57
88.57:263:58
98.67:253:59
108.67:254:00
118.67:254:01
128.67:244:02
138.77:244:04
148.77:244:05
158.77:234:06
168.77:234:07
178.87:224:08
188.87:214:10
198.87:214:11
208.97:204:12
218.97:194:14
228.97:194:15
239.07:184:16
249.07:174:18
259.17:164:19
269.17:154:21
279.17:144:22
289.27:134:23
299.27:124:25
309.37:114:26
319.37:104:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Békéscsaba?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Békéscsaba.

What to pack for Békéscsaba in January

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

In January, Békéscsaba sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Békéscsaba 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 Békéscsaba peaks around June 23 at about 8 (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 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Békéscsaba?

Békéscsaba sits at 46.7°N, 21.1°E, 87 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Békés, 10 km away.

GyomaendrődOrosházaSalontaSzarvasMezőtúrArad

Topography around Békéscsaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Békéscsaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m.

The land around Békéscsaba is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Békés 10 km · Gyula 14 km · Gyomaendrőd 34 km · Orosháza 36 km · Salonta 44 km · Szarvas 47 km · Mezőtúr 50 km · Arad 58 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

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 Békéscsaba (46.6833°, 21.1°, elevation 87 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).