Dzierżoniów weather in January

In January, Dzierżoniów sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.1 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 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Dzierżoniów's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dzierżoniów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:57 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dzierżoniów is city and urban gmina in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,702/km²
people per km²
Founded
1250

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 Dzierżoniów 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 -4°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
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
221-3
231-3
241-4
251-4
261-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Dzierżoniów

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.

Dzierżoniów 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 / -3°4010.16.38.20.0
Feb / -3°328.45.39.70.0
Mar / 4811.34.411.51.1
Apr13° / 429.2113.53.8
May18° / 7011.90.115.25.5
Jun21° / 12°8112.4016.26.0
Jul23° / 13°9713.1015.86.4
Aug23° / 13°7111.1014.36.7
Sep18° / 6410012.45.7
Oct13° / 489.60.310.43.5
Nov / 409.12.58.70.9
Dec / -2°389.44.87.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42971
52971
62971
72872
82971
92971
103070
112971
122971
132971
142971
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
203070
213070
222971
232872
242872
252872
262971
272971
283070
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dzierżoniów gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13318
23318
33318
43318
53318
63318
73318
83318
93318
103218
113218
123218
133119
143119
153120
163120
173121
183121
193121
203122
213122
223122
233122
243122
253122
263121
273121
283120
293020
303019
312919

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
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 8:02 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 4:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:023:51
27.88:023:52
37.88:023:53
47.98:023:54
57.98:023:55
67.98:023:56
77.98:013:57
88.08:013:58
98.08:013:59
108.08:004:01
118.08:004:02
128.17:594:03
138.17:594:05
148.17:584:06
158.27:574:07
168.27:574:09
178.27:564:10
188.37:554:12
198.37:544:13
208.47:534:15
218.47:524:16
228.47:514:18
238.57:504:19
248.57:494:21
258.67:484:23
268.67:474:24
278.77:464:26
288.77:454:27
298.87:444:29
308.87:424:31
318.97:414:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.87 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
60.7Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
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140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dzierżoniów?

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 Dzierżoniów.

What to pack for Dzierżoniów in January

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

In January, Dzierżoniów sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Dzierżoniów 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 Dzierżoniów peaks around June 19 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dzierżoniów 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 Dzierżoniów is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dzierżoniów?

Dzierżoniów sits at 50.7°N, 16.7°E, 278 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Bielawa, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Dzierżoniów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dzierżoniów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,492 m.

The land around Dzierżoniów is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
849 m
80 km
1,492 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Bielawa 5.0 km · Świdnica 17 km · Ząbkowice Śląskie 19 km · Nowa Ruda 20 km · Wałbrzych 26 km · Świebodzice 28 km · Boguszów-Gorce 32 km · Kłodzko 33 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 Dzierżoniów (50.7282°, 16.6514°, elevation 278 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).