Rzeszów weather in January

In January, Rzeszów sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rzeszów's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rzeszów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:32 AM – 3:50 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Rzeszów is city in Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,710/km²
people per km²
Founded
1354

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 Rzeszów 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 6°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)
11-4
21-4
31-4
41-4
51-4
61-4
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
200-4
210-4
220-4
230-4
240-5
250-5
260-5
270-5
280-5
290-5
300-5
311-4

How January really feels in Rzeszów

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
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Rzeszów weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4811.78.48.30.0
Feb / -3°47117.89.70.0
Mar / 5111.34.311.51.0
Apr14° / 5911.31.213.54.0
May19° / 9214.5015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°8813.6016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°10515015.76.2
Aug24° / 14°7111.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°7810.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 5910.20.410.53.7
Nov / 50103.18.80.9
Dec / -2°4610.76.17.90.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42080
52179
62179
72179
82179
92377
102377
112476
122476
132674
142674
152773
162773
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192773
202773
212773
222575
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282377
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Rzeszów gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13925
23925
33925
43925
53925
63825
73825
83825
93725
103724
113624
123624
133524
143524
153524
163524
173525
183525
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203527
213627
223628
233728
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273930
283930
293930
303930
314030

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
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15100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
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 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 3:33 PM to 4:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:383:33
27.97:383:34
38.07:373:35
48.07:373:36
58.07:373:37
68.07:373:38
78.07:373:39
88.17:363:40
98.17:363:41
108.17:363:42
118.17:353:44
128.27:353:45
138.27:343:46
148.27:343:48
158.37:333:49
168.37:323:50
178.37:323:52
188.47:313:53
198.47:303:55
208.57:293:56
218.57:283:58
228.57:273:59
238.67:264:01
248.67:254:02
258.77:244:04
268.77:234:05
278.77:224:07
288.87:214:09
298.87:204:10
308.97:184:12
318.97:174:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Rzeszów?

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 Rzeszów.

What to pack for Rzeszów in January

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

In January, Rzeszów sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°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 Rzeszów 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 Rzeszów peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Rzeszów 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 Rzeszów is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Rzeszów's WHO annual average of 18.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2123 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rzeszów?

Rzeszów sits at 50.0°N, 22.0°E, 209 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Łańcut, 17 km away.

DębicaKrosnoJarosławMielecJasło

Topography around Rzeszów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rzeszów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Rzeszów is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Łańcut 17 km · Ropczyce 28 km · Przeworsk 35 km · Dębica 42 km · Krosno 42 km · Jarosław 49 km · Mielec 49 km · Jasło 50 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 Rzeszów (50.0413°, 21.999°, elevation 209 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).