Gostyń weather in January

In January, Gostyń sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gostyń's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gostyń's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:00 AM – 4:02 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gostyń is city of Poland.

Density
1,925/km²
people per km²
Founded
1275

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 Gostyń reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°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)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
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292-3
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312-3

How January really feels in Gostyń

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.

Gostyń 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 / -2°4210.84.48.10.0
Feb / -2°3594.19.60.0
Mar / 4610.62.611.51.2
Apr14° / 3380.413.64.2
May19° / 5410.9015.45.9
Jun22° / 12°6011.3016.46.4
Jul24° / 14°9011.90166.6
Aug24° / 14°6310.2014.46.8
Sep19° / 10°499.3012.46.0
Oct13° / 4390.210.43.7
Nov / 3991.38.60.9
Dec / -1°42103.37.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
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72575
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112575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gostyń gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13413
23513
33513
43613
53613
63713
73713
83713
93713
103713
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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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4100
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21100
22100
23100
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27100
28100
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 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 8:07 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 3:43 PM to 4:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:073:43
27.68:073:44
37.68:073:45
47.78:063:46
57.78:063:48
67.78:063:49
77.78:063:50
87.88:053:51
97.88:053:52
107.88:043:54
117.98:043:55
127.98:033:56
137.98:033:58
148.08:023:59
158.08:014:01
168.08:004:02
178.18:004:04
188.17:594:05
198.17:584:07
208.27:574:08
218.27:564:10
228.37:554:11
238.37:544:13
248.47:534:15
258.47:524:16
268.57:504:18
278.57:494:20
288.67:484:22
298.67:474:23
308.77:454:25
318.77:444:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gostyń?

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 Gostyń.

What to pack for Gostyń in January

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

In January, Gostyń sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°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 Gostyń 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 Gostyń peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gostyń?

Gostyń sits at 51.9°N, 17.0°E, 92 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Śrem, 23 km away.

Środa WielkopolskaLuboń

Topography around Gostyń

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gostyń has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Gostyń is covered by cropland (46%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Śrem 23 km · Leszno 30 km · Rawicz 32 km · Kościan 34 km · Jarocin 35 km · Krotoszyn 36 km · Środa Wielkopolska 42 km · Luboń 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 Gostyń (51.8825°, 17.0123°, elevation 92 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).