Nowy Targ weather in January

In January, Nowy Targ sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nowy Targ's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nowy Targ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:38 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nowy Targ is town in southern Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 41.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
661/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 -0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nowy Targ reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-6
20-6
30-6
40-6
50-6
60-6
70-6
80-6
90-6
100-6
110-6
120-6
130-6
140-6
150-6
160-6
170-6
180-6
190-7
200-7
210-7
220-7
230-7
24-1-7
25-1-7
26-1-7
27-1-7
28-1-7
29-1-7
300-7
310-7

How January really feels in Nowy Targ

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Nowy Targ 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-0° / -7°5812.411.28.40.0
Feb / -6°6012.311.39.80.0
Mar / -3°7013.69.611.50.3
Apr11° / 8814.34.513.42.5
May16° / 13917.40.515.14.1
Jun19° / 10°14717.60164.9
Jul21° / 11°16118.6015.65.2
Aug21° / 11°12014.8014.25.8
Sep16° / 10213.5012.44.6
Oct11° / 8012.32.410.52.7
Nov / -1°6011.46.58.90.5
Dec / -5°5811.810.380.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72773
82773
92872
102872
112872
122872
133070
143070
153169
163169
173070
183070
193169
203169
213070
222971
232971
242872
252872
262872
272773
282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Nowy Targ gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14439
24339
34339
44238
54238
64237
74136
84135
94035
104034
113933
123833
133832
143832
153732
163732
173732
183733
193733
203734
213734
223835
233836
243936
253937
264038
274038
284039
294139
304139
314139

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 3:43 PM to 4:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:433:43
28.07:433:44
38.07:433:45
48.17:433:46
58.17:423:47
68.17:423:48
78.17:423:49
88.17:423:50
98.27:413:52
108.27:413:53
118.27:413:54
128.37:403:55
138.37:403:57
148.37:393:58
158.37:383:59
168.47:384:01
178.47:374:02
188.57:364:03
198.57:364:05
208.57:354:06
218.67:344:08
228.67:334:09
238.67:324:11
248.77:314:12
258.77:304:14
268.87:294:15
278.87:284:17
288.97:274:18
298.97:264:20
309.07:244:22
319.07:234:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nowy Targ?

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 Nowy Targ.

What to pack for Nowy Targ in January

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

In January, Nowy Targ sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nowy Targ 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 Nowy Targ peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nowy Targ?

Nowy Targ sits at 49.5°N, 20.0°E, 595 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Zakopane, 21 km away.

MyśleniceKežmarokPopradKalwaria ZebrzydowskaNowy SączStará ĽubovňaLiptovský Mikuláš

Topography around Nowy Targ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nowy Targ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 616 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,384 m.

The land around Nowy Targ is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
855 m
80 km
2,384 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Zakopane 21 km · Myślenice 40 km · Kežmarok 48 km · Poprad 50 km · Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 50 km · Nowy Sącz 51 km · Stará Ľubovňa 51 km · Liptovský Mikuláš 53 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 Nowy Targ (49.4778°, 20.0323°, elevation 595 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).