Elbląg weather in January

In January, Elbląg sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Elbląg's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elbląg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:02 AM – 3:41 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Elbląg is place in Warmian-Masurian, Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,598/km²
people per km²
Founded
1237

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 Elbląg reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°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 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
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91-2
101-2
111-2
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How January really feels in Elbląg

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.

Elbląg weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4811.967.70.0
Feb / -3°3810.15.19.40.0
Mar / -0°4410.33.411.50.5
Apr12° / 429.4113.73.1
May17° / 5710.8015.75.3
Jun20° / 12°6812016.85.9
Jul22° / 14°8513016.46.3
Aug22° / 14°7512.1014.66.4
Sep18° / 11°589.8012.55.6
Oct12° / 6011.70.110.23.1
Nov / 4910.81.78.20.6
Dec / -1°5211.64.97.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
121981
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Elbląg gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14017
24017
34017
44017
54017
64017
73917
83917
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113817
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313920

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
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Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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2117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 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 8:10 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 3:21 PM to 4:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.28:103:21
27.28:103:22
37.28:103:23
47.28:103:24
57.38:093:25
67.38:093:27
77.38:093:28
87.48:083:29
97.48:083:30
107.48:073:32
117.48:063:33
127.58:063:35
137.58:053:36
147.68:043:38
157.68:033:39
167.68:023:41
177.78:013:43
187.78:003:44
197.87:593:46
207.87:583:48
217.97:573:49
227.97:563:51
238.07:553:53
248.07:533:55
258.17:523:57
268.17:513:59
278.27:494:00
288.27:484:02
298.37:464:04
308.47:454:06
318.47:434:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Elbląg?

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 Elbląg.

What to pack for Elbląg in January

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

In January, Elbląg sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Elbląg in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Elbląg 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 Elbląg peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Elbląg 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 Elbląg is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Elbląg's WHO annual average of 14.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1019 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Elbląg?

Elbląg sits at 54.2°N, 19.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Malbork, 28 km away.

TczewPruszcz GdańskiŚrodmieścieGdanskOrunia Górna-Gdańsk PołudnieChełm

Topography around Elbląg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elbląg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Elbląg is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), trees (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), trees (28%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Malbork 28 km · Braniewo 37 km · Tczew 42 km · Pruszcz Gdański 52 km · Środmieście 54 km · Gdansk 54 km · Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe 55 km · Chełm 55 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 Elbląg (54.1522°, 19.4088°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).