Paks weather in January

In January, Paks sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.8 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 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 Paks's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paks's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:31 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Paks is town in Hungary.

Density
134/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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Paks reaches about 3°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 -3°C and 10°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
164-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
284-3
294-3
304-3
314-3

How January really feels in Paks

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.

Paks 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°377.838.80.0
Feb / -1°428.23.4100.5
Mar11° / 428.71.411.63.0
Apr17° / 448.50.213.35.6
May22° / 11°6210.3014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°659.6015.66.9
Jul28° / 16°608.5015.36.8
Aug27° / 16°547.80146.9
Sep22° / 12°637.9012.47.1
Oct17° / 538.1010.65.5
Nov10° / 528.21.39.22.2
Dec / -1°5092.78.40.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123565
133466
143367
153367
163268
173169
183169
193169
203070
213070
223070
233169
243169
253169
263169
273268
283268
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Paks gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1279
2269
3269
4259
5248
6248
7238
8238
9238
10238
11238
12238
13238
14248
15248
16248
17258
18259
19269
202610
212610
222710
232711
242711
252712
262712
272712
282712
292712
302712
312713

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3112calm

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 7:35 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:354:00
28.47:354:01
38.57:354:02
48.57:354:03
58.57:354:04
68.57:354:05
78.57:354:06
88.57:344:07
98.67:344:08
108.67:344:09
118.67:344:10
128.67:334:12
138.77:334:13
148.77:324:14
158.77:324:15
168.87:314:16
178.87:314:18
188.87:304:19
198.87:304:20
208.97:294:22
218.97:284:23
228.97:274:24
239.07:274:26
249.07:264:27
259.17:254:28
269.17:244:30
279.17:234:31
289.27:224:33
299.27:214:34
309.37:204:36
319.37:194:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Paks?

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 Paks.

What to pack for Paks in January

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

In January, Paks sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Paks 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 Paks peaks around July 15 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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Paks?

Paks sits at 46.6°N, 18.9°E, 96 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Kalocsa, 14 km away.

SzekszárdKiskőrösDunaújvárosBajaKiskunhalasDombóvárKomló

Topography around Paks

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paks has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m.

The land around Paks is covered by trees (28%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
615 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kalocsa 14 km · Szekszárd 32 km · Kiskőrös 33 km · Dunaújváros 39 km · Baja 49 km · Kiskunhalas 52 km · Dombóvár 61 km · Komló 66 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 Paks (46.6221°, 18.8557°, elevation 96 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).