Otwock weather in January

In January, Otwock sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 8 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 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Otwock's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otwock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
7:45 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Otwock is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
917/km²
people per km²
Founded
1877

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 Otwock reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-3
21-3
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
131-3
141-3
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
261-4
271-4
281-4
291-4
301-4
311-4

How January really feels in Otwock

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.

Otwock 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 / -4°40106.280.0
Feb / -3°379.65.79.60.0
Mar / -0°4210.53.211.50.9
Apr14° / 469.80.813.63.9
May19° / 6812.10.115.45.8
Jun22° / 12°6811.7016.46.3
Jul24° / 14°8212.70166.5
Aug24° / 14°669.9014.46.9
Sep19° / 589.6012.45.9
Oct13° / 459.50.210.43.4
Nov / 409.52.68.50.7
Dec / -2°4210.14.77.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72179
82179
92080
102080
112179
122179
132278
142278
152377
162377
172377
182377
192476
202476
212476
222476
232377
242278
252278
262278
272179
282278
292278
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Otwock gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13318
23317
33317
43318
53318
63318
73318
83318
93218
103218
113118
123118
133118
143019
153019
163019
173019
183020
193020
203020
213020
223021
233121
243121
253221
263221
273220
283320
293320
303320
313420

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 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 3:25 PM to 4:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.67:513:25
27.67:513:26
37.67:513:27
47.67:513:28
57.77:503:29
67.77:503:31
77.77:503:32
87.77:493:33
97.87:493:34
107.87:483:36
117.87:483:37
127.87:473:38
137.97:473:40
147.97:463:41
158.07:453:42
168.07:453:44
178.07:443:45
188.17:433:47
198.17:423:49
208.27:413:50
218.27:403:52
228.27:393:53
238.37:383:55
248.37:373:57
258.47:353:58
268.47:344:00
278.57:334:02
288.57:324:04
298.67:304:05
308.67:294:07
318.77:284:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
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190.8Dim
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210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Otwock?

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 Otwock.

What to pack for Otwock in January

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

In January, Otwock sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Otwock 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 Otwock peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Otwock 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 Otwock is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Otwock's WHO annual average of 23 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1828 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Otwock?

Otwock sits at 52.1°N, 21.3°E, 94 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Józefów, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Otwock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otwock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Otwock is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
172 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Józefów 4.0 km · Konstancin-Jeziorna 10 km · Wawer 12 km · Kabaty 13 km · Ursynów 15 km · Sulejówek 16 km · Piaseczno 16 km · Wesoła 17 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 Otwock (52.1058°, 21.2613°, elevation 94 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).