Kazincbarcika weather in January

In January, Kazincbarcika sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 7.2 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kazincbarcika's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kazincbarcika's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:30 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kazincbarcika is town in Hungary.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
883/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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kazincbarcika 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 -4°C and 7°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
62-4
72-4
82-4
92-4
102-4
112-4
122-4
132-4
142-4
152-4
162-4
172-4
182-4
192-4
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 Kazincbarcika

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.

Kazincbarcika 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°317.24.28.60.0
Feb / -3°357.74.39.90.1
Mar10° / 387.8211.62.4
Apr17° / 528.90.213.45.3
May22° / 10°7811.5014.96.4
Jun25° / 14°7811.7015.86.5
Jul27° / 15°9111.9015.56.3
Aug27° / 15°689.4014.16.8
Sep21° / 11°598.4012.46.8
Oct15° / 568.40.110.64.8
Nov / 488.71.891.5
Dec / -3°398.33.28.20.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113268
123367
133367
143367
153466
163466
173565
183565
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203565
213664
223664
233565
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283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kazincbarcika gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12612
22612
32512
42512
52412
62412
72312
82312
92212
102212
112212
122212
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202314
212314
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282516
292516
302516
312516

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
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
167calm
177calm
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 06 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 7:35 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 3:46 PM to 4:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:353:46
28.27:353:47
38.27:353:48
48.27:353:49
58.37:353:50
68.37:343:51
78.37:343:52
88.37:343:53
98.37:343:55
108.47:333:56
118.47:333:57
128.47:333:58
138.57:323:59
148.57:324:01
158.57:314:02
168.57:304:03
178.67:304:04
188.67:294:06
198.67:284:07
208.77:284:09
218.77:274:10
228.87:264:11
238.87:254:13
248.87:244:14
258.97:234:16
268.97:224:17
279.07:214:19
289.07:204:20
299.07:194:22
309.17:184:23
319.17:174:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
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 Kazincbarcika?

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 Kazincbarcika.

What to pack for Kazincbarcika in January

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

In January, Kazincbarcika 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 Kazincbarcika 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 Kazincbarcika 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

Air quality in Kazincbarcika 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 Kazincbarcika is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kazincbarcika's WHO annual average of 18 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1822 µg/m³Dec 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kazincbarcika?

Kazincbarcika sits at 48.3°N, 20.6°E, 185 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Diósgyőr, 17 km away.

EgerRožňavaRimavská SobotaMezőkövesdTiszaújváros

Topography around Kazincbarcika

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kazincbarcika has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,901 m.

The land around Kazincbarcika is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (55%), cropland (21%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
671 m
80 km
1,901 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Diósgyőr 17 km · Miskolc 20 km · Ózd 25 km · Eger 43 km · Rožňava 46 km · Rimavská Sobota 48 km · Mezőkövesd 48 km · Tiszaújváros 49 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 Kazincbarcika (48.25°, 20.6333°, elevation 185 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).