Sátoraljaújhely weather in January

In January, Sátoraljaújhely sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.9 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 18% 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 Sátoraljaújhely's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sátoraljaújhely's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:27 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sátoraljaújhely is town in Hungary.

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 Sátoraljaújhely reaches about 2°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 7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-3
21-3
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Sátoraljaújhely

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.

Sátoraljaújhely 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°378.95.38.60.0
Feb / -2°428.75.39.90.1
Mar10° / 429.61.811.62.3
Apr17° / 529.80.213.45.2
May22° / 11°7812.20156.3
Jun25° / 14°7912.6015.86.4
Jul27° / 16°9212.5015.56.2
Aug27° / 16°629.3014.16.8
Sep22° / 11°648.9012.46.7
Oct15° / 598.70.110.64.8
Nov / 519.5291.5
Dec / -2°489.64.78.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92476
102575
112674
122674
132773
142971
152971
163169
173169
183169
193268
203367
213367
223367
233367
243367
253367
263367
273367
283367
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sátoraljaújhely gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13218
23118
33118
43117
53017
63017
72916
82916
92816
102815
112815
122714
132714
142714
152714
162714
172714
182714
192714
202715
212715
222716
232817
242918
252918
263019
273020
283020
293121
303121
313122

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:31 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 3:42 PM to 4:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:313:42
28.27:313:43
38.27:313:44
48.27:313:45
58.27:313:46
68.37:313:47
78.37:313:48
88.37:303:49
98.37:303:50
108.47:303:51
118.47:293:52
128.47:293:53
138.47:293:55
148.57:283:56
158.57:273:57
168.57:273:58
178.67:264:00
188.67:264:01
198.67:254:03
208.77:244:04
218.77:234:05
228.77:224:07
238.87:214:08
248.87:214:10
258.97:204:11
268.97:194:13
278.97:184:14
289.07:174:16
299.07:154:17
309.17:144:19
319.17:134:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sátoraljaújhely?

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 Sátoraljaújhely.

What to pack for Sátoraljaújhely in January

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

In January, Sátoraljaújhely sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sátoraljaújhely 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 Sátoraljaújhely peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sátoraljaújhely 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 Sátoraljaújhely is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1915 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sátoraljaújhely?

Sátoraljaújhely sits at 48.4°N, 21.7°E, 108 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Trebišov, 26 km away.

KisvárdaMichalovceKošiceNyíregyházaUzhhorodHajdúnánás

Topography around Sátoraljaújhely

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sátoraljaújhely has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m.

The land around Sátoraljaújhely is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
402 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
1,155 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Trebišov 26 km · Kisvárda 37 km · Michalovce 44 km · Košice 46 km · Nyíregyháza 49 km · Uzhhorod 53 km · Vranov nad Topľou 55 km · Hajdúnánás 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 Sátoraljaújhely (48.3949°, 21.6587°, elevation 108 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).