Sanok weather in January

In January, Sanok sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 12% 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 Sanok's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:29 AM – 3:52 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sanok is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,033/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 Sanok reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 5°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)
1-1-5
2-1-5
3-1-5
4-1-5
5-1-5
6-1-5
70-5
80-5
90-5
100-5
110-5
120-5
130-5
140-5
150-5
160-5
170-5
18-1-5
19-1-5
20-1-5
21-1-5
22-1-6
23-1-6
24-1-6
25-1-6
26-1-6
27-1-6
28-1-6
29-1-6
30-1-6
31-1-6

How January really feels in Sanok

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.

Sanok weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°5212.110.38.40.0
Feb / -5°5511.49.39.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.86.111.50.6
Apr13° / 6913.5213.43.3
May18° / 107160.115.15.0
Jun21° / 11°10415.50165.6
Jul23° / 13°13116.4015.65.8
Aug23° / 12°8912.7014.26.4
Sep18° / 8711.9012.45.3
Oct12° / 7011110.53.2
Nov / 5711.24.98.90.6
Dec / -4°5512.39.480.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71981
81981
91981
102179
112179
122377
132278
142377
152476
162575
172575
182674
192674
202773
212674
222674
232674
242476
252377
262377
272278
282278
292278
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sanok gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14235
24135
34134
44034
54034
63933
73933
83932
93832
103831
113731
123730
133630
143630
153630
163630
173630
183731
193731
203732
213833
223833
233934
243934
254035
264035
274036
284136
294136
304137
314237

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.

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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light 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 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 7:34 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 3:34 PM to 4:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:343:34
28.07:343:35
38.07:343:36
48.07:343:37
58.17:343:38
68.17:343:39
78.17:343:40
88.17:333:41
98.27:333:43
108.27:333:44
118.27:323:45
128.27:323:46
138.37:313:48
148.37:313:49
158.37:303:50
168.47:293:52
178.47:293:53
188.47:283:54
198.57:273:56
208.57:263:57
218.67:253:59
228.67:254:00
238.67:244:02
248.77:234:03
258.77:224:05
268.87:214:06
278.87:194:08
288.97:184:10
298.97:174:11
308.97:164:13
319.07:154:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sanok?

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 Sanok.

What to pack for Sanok in January

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

In January, Sanok sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -5°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 Sanok 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 Sanok peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sanok?

Sanok sits at 49.6°N, 22.2°E, 289 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krosno, 35 km away.

PrzemyślRzeszówJasłoŁańcutPrzeworskJarosławSnina

Topography around Sanok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Sanok is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
1,206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Krosno 35 km · Przemyśl 48 km · Rzeszów 56 km · Jasło 57 km · Łańcut 57 km · Przeworsk 60 km · Jarosław 61 km · Snina 63 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 Sanok (49.5557°, 22.2056°, elevation 289 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).