Częstochowa weather in January

In January, Częstochowa sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Częstochowa's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Częstochowa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:47 AM – 3:59 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Częstochowa is city in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,554/km²
people per km²
Founded
1220

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Częstochowa reaches about 1°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 -6°C and 7°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)
11-3
21-3
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
261-4
271-4
281-4
291-4
301-4
311-4

How January really feels in Częstochowa

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
4 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Częstochowa 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 / -4°4410.97.38.20.0
Feb / -3°409.66.19.70.0
Mar / -0°5111.43.811.51.0
Apr14° / 4710.31.213.53.9
May19° / 7513015.25.6
Jun22° / 12°7713016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°9813.9015.86.3
Aug24° / 14°6810.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°6610.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 529.90.410.43.6
Nov / 459.72.68.70.9
Dec / -2°4410.45.27.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42476
52476
62476
72476
82575
92575
102575
112674
122674
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312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Częstochowa gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13822
23822
33822
43822
53823
63823
73823
83722
93722
103622
113522
123522
133422
143422
153322
163323
173223
183223
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203224
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303323
313323

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
4100
5100
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19100
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21100
22100
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24100
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27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
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1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 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 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 3:41 PM to 4:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.87:533:41
27.87:533:42
37.87:533:43
47.97:523:44
57.97:523:45
67.97:523:46
77.97:523:47
87.97:513:48
98.07:513:49
108.07:513:50
118.07:503:52
128.17:503:53
138.17:493:54
148.17:483:56
158.27:483:57
168.27:473:59
178.27:464:00
188.37:454:01
198.37:454:03
208.37:444:04
218.47:434:06
228.47:424:08
238.57:414:09
248.57:404:11
258.67:394:12
268.67:384:14
278.77:364:16
288.77:354:17
298.87:344:19
308.87:334:21
318.97:314:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Częstochowa?

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 Częstochowa.

What to pack for Częstochowa in January

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

In January, Częstochowa sees daytime highs around 1°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 Częstochowa 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 Częstochowa peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 21UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Częstochowa 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 Częstochowa is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Częstochowa's WHO annual average of 20.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1724 µg/m³Dec 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Częstochowa?

Częstochowa sits at 50.8°N, 19.1°E, 253 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Myszków, 28 km away.

ZawiercieTarnowskie GóryRadzionkówPiekary ŚląskieBytom

Topography around Częstochowa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Częstochowa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m.

The land around Częstochowa is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
595 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Myszków 28 km · Lubliniec 34 km · Radomsko 38 km · Zawiercie 40 km · Tarnowskie Góry 43 km · Radzionków 47 km · Piekary Śląskie 48 km · Bytom 52 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 Częstochowa (50.7965°, 19.1241°, elevation 253 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).