Bochnia weather in January

In January, Bochnia sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 8.4 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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bochnia's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bochnia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:38 AM – 3:57 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bochnia is town and urban gmina in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
976/km²
people per km²
Founded
1198

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 Bochnia reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than 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
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-4
152-4
162-4
172-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Bochnia

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.

Bochnia 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 / -4°421178.40.0
Feb / -3°4210.46.79.70.0
Mar / 5011.43.911.51.4
Apr15° / 5911.11.413.54.2
May19° / 9014.2015.15.6
Jun22° / 12°8913016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°10514.5015.76.3
Aug24° / 14°7210.9014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°7210.8012.46.0
Oct14° / 5910.10.410.54.0
Nov / 469.92.78.81.2
Dec / -2°41105.77.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62773
72773
82872
92872
102971
113070
123070
133070
143169
153169
163169
173268
183169
193169
203070
213070
223070
232872
242773
252773
262674
272674
282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bochnia gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13622
23622
33622
43621
53621
63621
73621
83520
93520
103520
113420
123420
133320
143320
153320
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193322
203323
213323
223424
233424
243524
253524
263625
273625
283625
293625
303625
313625

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 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 3:39 PM to 4:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:433:39
27.97:433:40
38.07:433:41
48.07:433:42
58.07:433:43
68.07:433:44
78.07:433:46
88.17:423:47
98.17:423:48
108.17:423:49
118.27:413:50
128.27:413:52
138.27:403:53
148.27:393:54
158.37:393:56
168.37:383:57
178.37:373:58
188.47:374:00
198.47:364:01
208.57:354:03
218.57:344:04
228.57:334:06
238.67:324:07
248.67:314:09
258.77:304:10
268.77:294:12
278.87:284:14
288.87:274:15
298.97:264:17
308.97:244:18
318.97:234:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bochnia?

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 Bochnia.

What to pack for Bochnia in January

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

In January, Bochnia sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°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 Bochnia 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 Bochnia peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bochnia 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 Bochnia is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bochnia's WHO annual average of 23.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2027 µg/m³Dec 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bochnia?

Bochnia sits at 50.0°N, 20.4°E, 218 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Brzesko, 13 km away.

TarnówSkawina

Topography around Bochnia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bochnia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,558 m.

The land around Bochnia is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%), grassland (24%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
1,558 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Brzesko 13 km · Wieliczka 26 km · Bieńczyce 32 km · Grzegórzki 35 km · Krakow 37 km · Myślenice 38 km · Tarnów 40 km · Skawina 43 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Bochnia (49.9691°, 20.4303°, elevation 218 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).