Sopron weather in January

In January, Sopron sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 19% 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 Sopron's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sopron's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:44 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sopron is city in Hungary.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.6 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
368/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 Sopron 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
303-3
313-2

How January really feels in Sopron

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.

Sopron weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°327.74.38.70.0
Feb / -1°327.73.69.90.2
Mar10° / 479.82.411.62.2
Apr15° / 489.50.813.34.6
May20° / 10°8013.2014.95.8
Jun23° / 14°8212.4015.76.5
Jul25° / 16°8812.6015.46.5
Aug25° / 15°8410.7014.16.8
Sep20° / 11°789.7012.46.3
Oct14° / 559.30.310.64.3
Nov / 508.91.89.11.4
Dec / -1°408.33.58.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133763
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223664
233664
243763
253763
263763
273763
283664
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sopron gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 wet days in January. 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 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12713
22713
32713
42713
52713
62613
72613
82512
92512
102412
112412
122312
132312
142212
152212
162212
172212
182213
192213
202213
212314
222314
232415
242515
252515
262515
272615
282615
292615
302615
312615

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
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:49 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:494:05
28.37:494:06
38.37:494:07
48.37:484:08
58.37:484:09
68.47:484:10
78.47:484:11
88.47:484:12
98.47:474:13
108.47:474:14
118.57:474:15
128.57:464:16
138.57:464:18
148.67:454:19
158.67:454:20
168.67:444:21
178.77:444:23
188.77:434:24
198.77:424:25
208.87:424:27
218.87:414:28
228.87:404:30
238.97:394:31
248.97:384:32
258.97:374:34
269.07:364:35
279.07:354:37
289.17:344:38
299.17:334:40
309.27:324:41
319.27:314:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sopron?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sopron.

What to pack for Sopron in January

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

In January, Sopron 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 Sopron 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 Sopron 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sopron 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 Sopron is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJun 1316 µg/m³Nov 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sopron?

Sopron sits at 47.7°N, 16.6°E, 217 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Eisenstadt, 19 km away.

Wiener NeustadtBadenMödlingSzombathelyEisenzickenPerchtoldsdorfSárvár

Topography around Sopron

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sopron has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,959 m.

The land around Sopron is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (32%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
255 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
1,959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Eisenstadt 19 km · Wiener Neustadt 30 km · Baden 45 km · Mödling 50 km · Szombathely 51 km · Eisenzicken 52 km · Perchtoldsdorf 54 km · Sárvár 54 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 Sopron (47.685°, 16.5905°, elevation 217 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).