Praga Północ weather in January

In January, Praga Północ sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 30 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Praga Północ's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Praga Północ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
7:46 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Praga Północ is district of Warsaw, Poland.

Density
8,160/km²
people per km²

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 Praga Północ reaches about 1°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 -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)
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
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191-4
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311-4

How January really feels in Praga Północ

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.

Praga Północ 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°4010.25.980.0
Feb / -3°379.75.79.50.0
Mar / -0°4210.2311.50.9
Apr14° / 469.80.713.63.9
May19° / 6712015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°6811.8016.46.3
Jul24° / 14°8412.70166.5
Aug24° / 14°6510.4014.56.8
Sep19° / 579.8012.45.8
Oct12° / 459.50.210.33.4
Nov / 409.22.28.50.6
Dec / -2°429.94.47.60.0

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 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
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52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132278
142278
152278
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202278
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242278
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272278
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312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Praga Północ gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 (%)
13416
23416
33416
43416
53417
63417
73317
83317
93316
103216
113217
123117
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143117
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303420
313419

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
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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 15 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
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2715light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 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 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 3:25 PM to 4:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.57:533:25
27.67:533:26
37.67:523:27
47.67:523:28
57.67:523:30
67.67:523:31
77.77:513:32
87.77:513:33
97.77:513:34
107.87:503:36
117.87:503:37
127.87:493:38
137.97:483:40
147.97:483:41
157.97:473:43
168.07:463:44
178.07:453:46
188.07:443:47
198.17:433:49
208.17:433:50
218.27:423:52
228.27:403:54
238.37:393:55
248.37:383:57
258.47:373:59
268.47:364:00
278.57:354:02
288.57:334:04
298.67:324:06
308.67:314:08
318.77:294:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Praga Północ?

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 Praga Północ.

What to pack for Praga Północ in January

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

In January, Praga Północ 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 Praga Północ 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 Praga Północ peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 Praga Północ 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 Praga Północ is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2216 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Praga Północ?

Praga Północ sits at 52.3°N, 21.0°E, 85 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Śródmieście, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Praga Północ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Praga Północ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Praga Północ is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
189 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Śródmieście 3.0 km · Warsaw 3.0 km · Praga Południe 4.0 km · Żoliborz 4.0 km · Targówek 4.0 km · Ochota 5.0 km · Wola 6.0 km · Ząbki 6.0 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 Praga Północ (52.2544°, 21.0347°, elevation 85 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).