Várpalota weather in January

In January, Várpalota sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 38 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 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Várpalota's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Várpalota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:36 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Várpalota is town in Hungary.

Density
276/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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Várpalota reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°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 8°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)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
172-3
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202-3
212-3
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232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
282-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Várpalota

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.

Várpalota 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 / -3°387.73.78.70.0
Feb / -2°378.53.7100.2
Mar10° / 438.71.611.62.4
Apr16° / 4590.313.35.1
May21° / 11°6611.7014.86.2
Jun24° / 14°6910.5015.66.8
Jul27° / 16°7110.8015.36.6
Aug26° / 16°5990147.0
Sep21° / 11°618.3012.46.8
Oct15° / 548.20.110.64.9
Nov / 549.21.79.11.6
Dec / -2°489.13.28.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
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203466
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313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Várpalota gets around 38 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.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12711
22610
32610
42510
52510
62510
7249
8249
9249
10239
11239
12239
13239
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312714

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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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
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1911calm
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2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
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 7:40 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 4:01 PM to 4:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:404:01
28.47:404:02
38.47:404:03
48.47:404:04
58.47:404:05
68.47:404:06
78.47:404:07
88.57:404:08
98.57:394:09
108.57:394:10
118.57:394:11
128.67:384:12
138.67:384:13
148.67:374:15
158.67:374:16
168.77:364:17
178.77:364:18
188.77:354:20
198.87:344:21
208.87:344:22
218.87:334:24
228.97:324:25
238.97:314:27
249.07:314:28
259.07:304:29
269.07:294:31
279.17:284:32
289.17:274:34
299.27:264:35
309.27:254:37
319.27:234:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.26 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
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Várpalota?

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 Várpalota.

What to pack for Várpalota in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Várpalota 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 Várpalota 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

Air quality in Várpalota 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 Várpalota is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Várpalota?

Várpalota sits at 47.2°N, 18.1°E, 158 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Székesfehérvár, 20 km away.

SiófokOroszlányAjkaTatabányaTataPápa

Topography around Várpalota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Várpalota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m.

The land around Várpalota is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (31%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
662 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Székesfehérvár 20 km · Veszprém 21 km · Siófok 33 km · Oroszlány 34 km · Ajka 45 km · Tatabánya 47 km · Tata 52 km · Pápa 53 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 Várpalota (47.1994°, 18.1395°, elevation 158 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).