Starogard Gdański weather in January

In January, Starogard Gdański sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 7.7 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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Starogard Gdański's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Starogard Gdański's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:05 AM – 3:46 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Starogard Gdański is city in Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 42.4 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
1,871/km²
people per km²
Founded
1198

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 Starogard Gdański reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°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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191-3
201-3
211-4
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251-4
261-4
271-4
281-4
291-4
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311-4

How January really feels in Starogard Gdański

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.

Starogard Gdański 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 / -3°369.55.17.70.0
Feb / -3°308.559.40.0
Mar / -1°389.63.311.50.6
Apr12° / 409.80.913.73.3
May17° / 6711.7015.75.3
Jun20° / 11°7512.7016.85.8
Jul22° / 13°9013.2016.36.2
Aug22° / 13°7211.9014.66.4
Sep18° / 529.3012.55.6
Oct12° / 45100.210.23.1
Nov / 368.81.88.30.5
Dec / -2°409.54.37.20.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42179
52179
62080
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142080
152179
162179
172179
182179
192278
202278
212278
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232278
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282377
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302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Starogard Gdański gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13215
23215
33215
43215
53215
63215
73215
83115
93116
103016
113016
122916
132816
142816
152816
162716
172716
182716
192716
202716
212816
222816
232917
242917
253017
263117
273117
283116
293116
303216
313216

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
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5100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 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 8:13 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 3:26 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.28:133:26
27.28:123:27
37.38:123:28
47.38:123:29
57.38:123:30
67.38:113:31
77.48:113:32
87.48:103:34
97.48:103:35
107.58:093:36
117.58:093:38
127.58:083:39
137.68:073:41
147.68:073:42
157.68:063:44
167.78:053:46
177.78:043:47
187.88:033:49
197.88:023:51
207.98:013:52
217.98:003:54
228.07:583:56
238.07:573:58
248.17:563:59
258.17:554:01
268.27:534:03
278.27:524:05
288.37:514:07
298.37:494:09
308.47:484:11
318.47:464:12

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 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
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30.5Dim
40.5Dim
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60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Starogard Gdański?

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 Starogard Gdański.

What to pack for Starogard Gdański in January

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

In January, Starogard Gdański sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Starogard Gdański in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Starogard Gdański 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 Starogard Gdański peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 18UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Starogard Gdański?

Starogard Gdański sits at 54.0°N, 18.5°E, 90 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Tczew, 22 km away.

KwidzynKościerzynaUjeścisko-ŁostowiceOrunia Górna-Gdańsk PołudnieChełm

Topography around Starogard Gdański

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Starogard Gdański has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Starogard Gdański is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tczew 22 km · Malbork 34 km · Pruszcz Gdański 34 km · Kwidzyn 38 km · Kościerzyna 40 km · Ujeścisko-Łostowice 40 km · Orunia Górna-Gdańsk Południe 41 km · Chełm 42 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 Starogard Gdański (53.964°, 18.5264°, elevation 90 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).