Malbork weather in January

In January, Malbork sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 11% 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 Malbork's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malbork's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:03 AM – 3:43 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Malbork is city in northern Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,140/km²
people per km²
Founded
1201

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 Malbork 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 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
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How January really feels in Malbork

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.

Malbork 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°3710.157.70.0
Feb / -3°318.74.99.40.0
Mar / -1°379.7311.50.7
Apr13° / 419.30.813.73.5
May17° / 6111.6015.75.4
Jun20° / 11°7111.9016.86.0
Jul23° / 14°8613.2016.36.3
Aug23° / 13°6811.3014.66.6
Sep18° / 10°528.8012.55.8
Oct12° / 479.80.110.23.3
Nov / 399.51.68.30.6
Dec / -2°4210.14.47.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42179
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162278
172377
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192278
202377
212278
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242278
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282278
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312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Malbork gets around 37 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 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13315
23315
33315
43315
53315
63315
73315
83215
93215
103215
113115
123115
133116
143016
153016
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193016
203017
213017
223117
233117
243217
253217
263317
273317
283316
293316
303316
313316

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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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3116light breeze

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 8:11 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 3:23 PM to 4:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.28:113:23
27.28:113:24
37.28:113:25
47.38:103:26
57.38:103:28
67.38:103:29
77.38:093:30
87.48:093:31
97.48:083:33
107.48:083:34
117.58:073:35
127.58:063:37
137.58:063:38
147.68:053:40
157.68:043:42
167.78:033:43
177.78:023:45
187.88:013:46
197.88:003:48
207.87:593:50
217.97:583:52
227.97:573:53
238.07:563:55
248.07:543:57
258.17:533:59
268.17:524:01
278.27:504:03
288.37:494:04
298.37:474:06
308.47:464:08
318.47:444:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
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30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.6Dim
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311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Malbork?

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 Malbork.

What to pack for Malbork in January

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

In January, Malbork sees daytime highs around 1°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

Sea temperature near Malbork 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 38 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Malbork 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 Malbork peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Malbork?

Malbork sits at 54.0°N, 19.0°E, 17 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Tczew, 17 km away.

Orunia Górna-Gdańsk PołudnieUjeścisko-ŁostowiceŚrodmieście

Topography around Malbork

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malbork has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Malbork is covered by cropland (46%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tczew 17 km · Elbląg 28 km · Starogard Gdański 34 km · Kwidzyn 35 km · Pruszcz Gdański 36 km · Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe 42 km · Ujeścisko-Łostowice 42 km · Środmieście 42 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 Malbork (54.0359°, 19.0266°, elevation 17 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).