Nagykanizsa weather in January

In January, Nagykanizsa sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 6.9 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 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Nagykanizsa's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nagykanizsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:38 AM – 4:24 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nagykanizsa is city in Zala county, Hungary.

Founded
1245

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nagykanizsa reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 11°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)
14-2
24-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
164-2
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184-2
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204-2
214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-2
274-2
284-2
294-2
304-2
314-2

How January really feels in Nagykanizsa

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.

Nagykanizsa 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 / -2°376.93.18.80.0
Feb / -1°457.53.2100.6
Mar12° / 488.61.511.63.0
Apr17° / 519.30.213.35.3
May21° / 11°7411.9014.86.3
Jun25° / 15°8011.6015.56.6
Jul27° / 17°7611015.26.5
Aug27° / 16°729.50146.8
Sep22° / 12°829.5012.46.7
Oct16° / 638.4010.75.2
Nov10° / 639.11.29.22.0
Dec / -1°558.82.98.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
83664
93565
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153466
163466
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203367
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283565
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Nagykanizsa gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12711
22611
32610
42510
52510
6249
7239
8239
9228
10218
11218
12218
13208
14208
15208
16208
17209
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222110
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302211
312211

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
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3100
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24100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 7:42 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 4:09 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:424:09
28.57:424:09
38.57:424:10
48.57:424:11
58.57:424:12
68.57:424:13
78.57:414:14
88.67:414:15
98.67:414:16
108.67:414:17
118.67:404:18
128.77:404:20
138.77:404:21
148.77:394:22
158.77:394:23
168.87:384:24
178.87:384:26
188.87:374:27
198.97:364:28
208.97:364:30
218.97:354:31
229.07:344:32
239.07:334:34
249.07:334:35
259.17:324:36
269.17:314:38
279.27:304:39
289.27:294:41
299.27:284:42
309.37:274:43
319.37:264:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.3 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
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nagykanizsa?

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 Nagykanizsa.

What to pack for Nagykanizsa in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Nagykanizsa 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 Nagykanizsa peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nagykanizsa?

Nagykanizsa sits at 46.5°N, 17.0°E, 152 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Koprivnica, 35 km away.

KoprivnicaKeszthelyČakovecZalaegerszegVaraždinTapolcaBjelovarKaposvár

Topography around Nagykanizsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nagykanizsa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m.

The land around Nagykanizsa is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
948 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Koprivnica 35 km · Keszthely 40 km · Čakovec 43 km · Zalaegerszeg 44 km · Varaždin 53 km · Tapolca 59 km · Bjelovar 63 km · Kaposvár 63 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 Nagykanizsa (46.4535°, 16.991°, elevation 152 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).