Diósgyőr weather in January

In January, Diósgyőr sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Diósgyőr's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diósgyőr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:30 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Diósgyőr is historical town, now a part of Miskolc, 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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Diósgyőr reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°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 7°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)
12-4
22-4
32-4
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Diósgyőr

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.

Diósgyőr 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 / -4°3073.78.60.0
Feb / -3°337.53.89.90.2
Mar11° / 367.61.611.62.7
Apr17° / 488.70.213.45.6
May22° / 11°6911.4014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°7211.5015.86.4
Jul28° / 16°8112015.46.0
Aug28° / 16°608.9014.16.5
Sep22° / 11°567.8012.47.0
Oct16° / 518.20.110.65.1
Nov / 448.81.591.7
Dec / -2°397.92.98.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83268
93367
103367
113367
123367
133466
143466
153466
163367
173565
183565
193565
203664
213565
223565
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273763
283763
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Diósgyőr gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12511
22511
32411
42411
52311
62310
72210
82210
92110
102110
112110
122110
132110
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262313
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292414
302414
312414

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 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 7:34 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 3:47 PM to 4:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:343:47
28.27:343:48
38.27:343:49
48.37:343:50
58.37:343:51
68.37:343:52
78.37:333:53
88.37:333:54
98.47:333:55
108.47:323:56
118.47:323:57
128.47:323:58
138.57:314:00
148.57:314:01
158.57:304:02
168.67:304:04
178.67:294:05
188.67:284:06
198.77:284:08
208.77:274:09
218.77:264:10
228.87:254:12
238.87:244:13
248.97:234:15
258.97:224:16
268.97:224:18
279.07:204:19
289.07:194:21
299.17:184:22
309.17:174:24
319.27:164:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Diósgyőr?

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 Diósgyőr.

What to pack for Diósgyőr in January

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

In January, Diósgyőr sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Diósgyőr 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 Diósgyőr peaks around July 12 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Diósgyőr?

Diósgyőr sits at 48.1°N, 20.7°E, 186 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Miskolc, 7.0 km away.

ÓzdEgerMezőkövesdTiszaújvárosRimavská SobotaHajdúnánás

Topography around Diósgyőr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diósgyőr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 458 m around an average of 294 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,374 m.

The land around Diósgyőr is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (37%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
458 m
16 km
860 m
80 km
1,374 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Miskolc 7.0 km · Kazincbarcika 17 km · Ózd 31 km · Eger 32 km · Mezőkövesd 32 km · Tiszaújváros 35 km · Rimavská Sobota 58 km · Hajdúnánás 62 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 Diósgyőr (48.1°, 20.6833°, elevation 186 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).