Eger weather in January

In January, Eger sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.3 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 1°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 Eger's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eger's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:30 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Eger is city in Hungary.

Density
584/km²
people per km²

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 Eger 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 -4°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-4
21-4
31-4
41-4
51-4
61-4
71-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
112-4
122-4
132-4
142-4
152-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
261-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Eger

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.

Eger 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°327.34.58.60.0
Feb / -3°3684.29.90.1
Mar10° / 418.42.211.62.1
Apr16° / 5910.10.313.44.9
May21° / 10°8814014.95.8
Jun24° / 13°9813.9015.76.3
Jul26° / 15°10413.6015.46.3
Aug26° / 14°8110.7014.16.8
Sep20° / 10°659.3012.46.5
Oct14° / 578.90.110.64.4
Nov / 4991.891.3
Dec / -3°408.23.58.30.0

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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113565
123565
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143565
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313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Eger gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12513
22513
32413
42412
52312
62312
72212
82112
92112
102112
112112
122112
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142112
152113
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282717
292717
302717
312717

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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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:17 AM, and sunset from 3:49 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:343:49
28.37:343:50
38.37:343:51
48.37:343:52
58.37:343:53
68.37:343:54
78.47:343:55
88.47:343:56
98.47:333:57
108.47:333:58
118.47:333:59
128.57:324:00
138.57:324:02
148.57:314:03
158.67:314:04
168.67:304:06
178.67:294:07
188.77:294:08
198.77:284:10
208.77:274:11
218.87:274:12
228.87:264:14
238.87:254:15
248.97:244:17
258.97:234:18
269.07:224:19
279.07:214:21
289.07:204:22
299.17:194:24
309.17:184:25
319.27:174:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.16 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
161.1Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Eger?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eger.

What to pack for Eger in January

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

In January, Eger sees daytime highs around 1°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 Eger 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 Eger 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
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Eger 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 Eger is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1815 µg/m³Oct 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eger?

Eger sits at 47.9°N, 20.4°E, 168 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Mezőkövesd, 18 km away.

DiósgyőrÓzdGyöngyösMiskolcKazincbarcikaSalgótarjánTiszaújváros

Topography around Eger

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eger has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Eger is covered by trees (35%), grassland (33%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), trees (33%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
752 m
80 km
987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Mezőkövesd 18 km · Diósgyőr 32 km · Ózd 35 km · Gyöngyös 36 km · Miskolc 37 km · Kazincbarcika 43 km · Salgótarján 48 km · Tiszaújváros 53 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 Eger (47.9027°, 20.3733°, elevation 168 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).