Krapkowice weather in January

In January, Krapkowice sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Krapkowice's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krapkowice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:50 AM – 4:05 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Krapkowice is city, Krapkowice County, Poland.

Density
870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1284

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 Krapkowice 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)
12-2
22-2
32-2
42-2
52-2
62-2
72-2
82-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
142-2
152-2
162-2
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
282-3
292-3
302-3
312-3

How January really feels in Krapkowice

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.

Krapkowice weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4010.65.38.30.0
Feb / -2°359.14.89.70.0
Mar / 47112.911.51.5
Apr15° / 439.50.913.54.4
May19° / 6911.9015.25.9
Jun23° / 13°7511.3016.16.4
Jul25° / 15°8912.2015.86.6
Aug25° / 14°609.8014.36.9
Sep20° / 10°6410012.46.1
Oct14° / 499.30.310.44.0
Nov / 439.42.18.81.2
Dec / -1°42104.37.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102872
112971
122971
132872
142971
152872
162872
172872
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202773
212773
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282773
292674
302674
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Krapkowice gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13717
23717
33817
43817
53816
63716
73716
83615
93615
103515
113415
123415
133315
143316
153216
163216
173117
183117
193117
203118
213118
223118
233119
243119
253119
263218
273218
283118
293117
303117
313117

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
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 14 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
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:56 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 3:47 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:563:47
27.97:563:48
37.97:563:49
47.97:563:50
57.97:553:51
67.97:553:52
78.07:553:53
88.07:553:54
98.07:543:55
108.07:543:57
118.17:533:58
128.17:533:59
138.17:524:00
148.27:524:02
158.27:514:03
168.27:504:05
178.37:504:06
188.37:494:07
198.47:484:09
208.47:474:10
218.47:464:12
228.57:454:14
238.57:444:15
248.67:434:17
258.67:424:18
268.67:414:20
278.77:404:21
288.77:394:23
298.87:374:25
308.87:364:26
318.97:354:28

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 0.71 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
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
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
241.1Dim
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 Krapkowice?

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 Krapkowice.

What to pack for Krapkowice in January

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

In January, Krapkowice sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°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 Krapkowice 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 Krapkowice peaks around June 20 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Krapkowice 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 Krapkowice is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1518 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Krapkowice?

Krapkowice sits at 50.5°N, 18.0°E, 176 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Opole, 22 km away.

NysaGłuchołazyRacibórzKrnov

Topography around Krapkowice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krapkowice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,372 m.

The land around Krapkowice is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
1,372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Opole 22 km · Kędzierzyn-Koźle 23 km · Strzelce Opolskie 24 km · Prudnik 33 km · Nysa 45 km · Głuchołazy 45 km · Racibórz 46 km · Krnov 47 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 Krapkowice (50.4751°, 17.9654°, elevation 176 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).