Ostróda weather in January

In January, Ostróda sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 11.1 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 Ostróda's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ostróda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
7:58 AM – 3:41 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ostróda is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,369/km²
people per km²
Founded
1329

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 Ostróda 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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How January really feels in Ostróda

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
10 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ostróda 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°4611.16.57.80.0
Feb / -4°399.35.49.40.0
Mar / -1°4410.24.111.50.4
Apr12° / 4210.11.213.73.2
May17° / 6411.60.115.65.4
Jun20° / 11°7212.3016.75.9
Jul22° / 13°8613.5016.36.2
Aug22° / 13°6811.7014.66.4
Sep17° / 6010012.55.4
Oct12° / 5210.40.310.32.9
Nov / 439.92.48.30.4
Dec / -2°4810.85.77.30.0

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 82%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ostróda gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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
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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 8:05 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 3:21 PM to 4:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:053:21
27.38:053:22
37.38:053:23
47.38:053:25
57.48:043:26
67.48:043:27
77.48:043:28
87.48:033:30
97.58:033:31
107.58:023:32
117.58:023:34
127.68:013:35
137.68:003:37
147.67:593:38
157.77:593:40
167.77:583:41
177.87:573:43
187.87:563:44
197.97:553:46
207.97:543:48
217.97:533:50
228.07:513:51
238.07:503:53
248.17:493:55
258.17:483:57
268.27:463:58
278.37:454:00
288.37:444:02
298.47:424:04
308.47:414:06
318.57:394:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ostróda?

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 Ostróda.

What to pack for Ostróda in January

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

In January, Ostróda 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.

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UV index in Ostróda 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 Ostróda 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

Air quality in Ostróda 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 Ostróda is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ostróda's WHO annual average of 15.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2222 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ostróda?

Ostróda sits at 53.7°N, 20.0°E, 111 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Iława, 28 km away.

DziałdowoBrodnicaElblągLidzbark WarmińskiKwidzynSzczytno

Topography around Ostróda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ostróda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Ostróda is covered by trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
238 m
80 km
325 m
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January weather nearby: Iława 28 km · Olsztyn 36 km · Działdowo 53 km · Brodnica 61 km · Elbląg 62 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 62 km · Kwidzyn 68 km · Szczytno 69 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 Ostróda (53.6967°, 19.9649°, elevation 111 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).