Trakai weather in January

In January, Trakai sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Trakai's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trakai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:43 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Trakai is city in Lithuania.

Density
11/km²
people per km²
Founded
1409

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 Trakai reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-5
2-1-5
3-1-5
4-1-5
5-1-5
6-1-5
7-1-5
8-1-5
9-1-5
10-1-5
11-1-5
12-2-5
13-2-5
14-2-5
15-2-6
16-2-6
17-2-6
18-2-6
19-2-6
20-2-6
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22-2-6
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30-2-6
31-2-6

How January really feels in Trakai

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Trakai weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°4510.78.47.60.0
Feb-1° / -6°4010.88.29.30.0
Mar / -3°4210.65.911.50.2
Apr12° / 469.91.713.73.1
May18° / 6712.50.115.85.3
Jun21° / 11°7513016.95.8
Jul23° / 13°9013.7016.56.2
Aug22° / 13°8212014.76.3
Sep17° / 529.8012.55.2
Oct10° / 5711.20.610.22.2
Nov / 45113.88.20.2
Dec-0° / -4°4611.17.57.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111189
121189
131288
141288
151288
161288
171288
181288
191288
201288
211288
221288
231288
241387
251288
261288
271288
281288
291288
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Trakai gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13825
23825
33825
43826
53726
63726
73726
83626
93526
103526
113425
123325
133225
143225
153125
163125
173126
183126
193126
203126
213227
223227
233328
243429
253529
263630
273731
283731
293831
303932
314032

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 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:51 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.18:513:56
27.18:513:57
37.18:513:58
47.18:513:59
57.28:504:00
67.28:504:01
77.28:494:03
87.38:494:04
97.38:484:05
107.38:484:07
117.48:474:08
127.48:464:10
137.48:464:11
147.58:454:13
157.58:444:15
167.68:434:16
177.68:424:18
187.68:414:20
197.78:404:21
207.78:394:23
217.88:374:25
227.88:364:27
237.98:354:29
247.98:344:30
258.08:324:32
268.18:314:34
278.18:294:36
288.28:284:38
298.28:264:40
308.38:254:42
318.38:234:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
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30.4Dim
40.4Dim
50.4Dim
60.4Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.5Dim
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240.7Dim
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290.8Dim
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310.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Trakai?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Trakai.

What to pack for Trakai in January

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

In January, Trakai sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Trakai 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 Trakai peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Trakai 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 Trakai is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1315 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Trakai?

Trakai sits at 54.6°N, 24.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Pilaitė, 17 km away.

PašilaičiaiŠeškinėNaujamiestis

Topography around Trakai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trakai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m.

The land around Trakai is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Pilaitė 17 km · Lazdynai 18 km · Karoliniškės 19 km · Justiniškės 20 km · Vilkpėdė 20 km · Pašilaičiai 21 km · Šeškinė 22 km · Naujamiestis 22 km

Lithuania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,959
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 543
Religion
Roman Catholic 74%none 6%Russian Orthodox 4%other 1%

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 Trakai (54.6378°, 24.9343°, elevation 0 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).