Iława weather in January

In January, Iława sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°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 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Iława's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iława's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
7:59 AM – 3:43 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Iława is town and administrative center of Iława district in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland.

Density
1,488/km²
people per km²
Founded
1305

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Iława reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-3
21-4
31-4
41-4
51-4
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
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131-3
141-4
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How January really feels in Iława

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
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Iława weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4510.76.47.80.0
Feb / -4°389.45.29.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.43.711.50.6
Apr12° / 409.90.913.73.4
May18° / 6511.7015.65.5
Jun20° / 11°6811.6016.76.0
Jul23° / 14°8312.9016.36.3
Aug22° / 13°6510.9014.66.6
Sep18° / 569.6012.55.6
Oct12° / 4910.10.310.33.0
Nov / 4210.42.28.30.5
Dec / -2°4910.55.47.30.0

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
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32179
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Iława gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13518
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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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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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 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 8:06 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 3:24 PM to 4:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:063:24
27.38:063:25
37.38:063:26
47.48:063:27
57.48:053:28
67.48:053:29
77.48:053:30
87.58:043:32
97.58:043:33
107.58:033:34
117.68:033:36
127.68:023:37
137.68:013:39
147.78:003:40
157.78:003:42
167.77:593:43
177.87:583:45
187.87:573:47
197.97:563:48
207.97:553:50
218.07:543:52
228.07:533:53
238.17:513:55
248.17:503:57
258.27:493:59
268.27:484:00
278.37:464:02
288.37:454:04
298.47:434:06
308.47:424:08
318.57:404:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.68 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 Iława?

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 Iława.

What to pack for Iława in January

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

In January, Iława sees daytime highs around 0°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 Iława 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 Iława peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 22UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Iława?

Iława sits at 53.6°N, 19.6°E, 105 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Ostróda, 28 km away.

BrodnicaKwidzynGrudziądzDziałdowoRypinMalborkElbląg

Topography around Iława

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iława has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Iława is covered by trees (47%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ostróda 28 km · Brodnica 39 km · Kwidzyn 44 km · Grudziądz 55 km · Działdowo 56 km · Rypin 60 km · Malbork 60 km · Elbląg 63 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 Iława (53.596°, 19.5685°, elevation 105 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).