Pápa weather in January

In January, Pápa sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 8.7 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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pápa's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pápa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:40 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pápa is town in Veszprém county in western Hungary.

Density
361/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 Pápa reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-2
313-2

How January really feels in Pápa

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.

Pápa 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°3983.88.70.0
Feb / -1°418.63.89.90.2
Mar10° / 488.91.611.62.4
Apr16° / 519.70.413.34.9
May21° / 11°7713014.86.0
Jun24° / 14°8111.5015.76.7
Jul26° / 16°7911.4015.36.6
Aug26° / 16°729.7014.16.9
Sep21° / 12°749.3012.46.6
Oct15° / 588.80.210.64.7
Nov / 579.429.11.6
Dec / -1°509.13.38.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83565
93565
103466
113565
123565
133565
143664
153664
163664
173565
183565
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203565
213565
223565
233565
243664
253664
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273763
283763
293862
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pápa gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12712
22712
32611
42611
52611
62611
72510
82510
92510
102510
112410
122410
132410
142410
152410
162411
172511
182511
192512
202512
212613
222613
232614
242714
252714
262714
272714
282714
292714
302713
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 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:03 PM to 4:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:434:03
28.37:444:04
38.47:444:05
48.47:434:06
58.47:434:07
68.47:434:08
78.47:434:09
88.57:434:10
98.57:434:11
108.57:424:12
118.57:424:13
128.57:424:14
138.67:414:16
148.67:414:17
158.67:404:18
168.77:404:19
178.77:394:21
188.77:384:22
198.87:384:23
208.87:374:25
218.87:364:26
228.97:354:27
238.97:354:29
248.97:344:30
259.07:334:32
269.07:324:33
279.17:314:34
289.17:304:36
299.17:294:37
309.27:284:39
319.27:274:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pápa?

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 Pápa.

What to pack for Pápa in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pápa 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 Pápa 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
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pápa?

Pápa sits at 47.3°N, 17.5°E, 154 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Ajka, 26 km away.

SárvárGyőrVeszprémTapolcaVárpalotaMosonmagyaróvárKeszthely

Topography around Pápa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pápa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Pápa is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Ajka 26 km · Sárvár 41 km · Győr 41 km · Veszprém 43 km · Tapolca 50 km · Várpalota 53 km · Mosonmagyaróvár 62 km · Keszthely 65 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 Pápa (47.33°, 17.4674°, elevation 154 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).