Świnoujście weather in January

In January, Świnoujście sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°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 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 Świnoujście's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Świnoujście's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:22 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Świnoujście is city with powiat rights in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

Density
207/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Świnoujście reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Świnoujście

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.

Świnoujście weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4911.33.77.70.0
Feb / 389.949.40.0
Mar / 429.62.211.50.2
Apr / 3380.213.72.0
May14° / 10°469.9015.74.0
Jun17° / 14°5710.4016.85.5
Jul20° / 16°6811.7016.36.1
Aug20° / 17°7011.9014.66.1
Sep17° / 14°6911012.55.2
Oct12° / 6212.2010.23.1
Nov / 5312.218.31.0
Dec / 52123.27.20.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

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Świnoujście gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Humidity in January

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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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Wind in January

Winds average 26 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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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 8:29 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 3:43 PM to 4:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.28:293:43
27.28:293:44
37.38:293:45
47.38:293:46
57.38:293:47
67.38:283:49
77.48:283:50
87.48:273:51
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107.58:263:54
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127.58:253:57
137.68:243:58
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217.98:174:11
228.08:154:13
238.08:144:15
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258.18:124:19
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Świnoujście?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Świnoujście.

What to pack for Świnoujście in January

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

In January, Świnoujście sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Świnoujście in January

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°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
Jan2Bracing
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Apr7Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Świnoujście 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 Świnoujście peaks around June 16 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 16UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
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Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Świnoujście?

Świnoujście sits at 53.9°N, 14.2°E, 4 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Police, 45 km away.

PoliceGoleniówDrzetowo-GrabowoŚwierczewoSzczecinGryficeNowogard

Topography around Świnoujście

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Świnoujście has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m.

The land around Świnoujście is covered by trees (44%), water (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (65%) within 16 km, and water (32%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

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63 m
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122 m
80 km
192 m
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January weather nearby: Police 45 km · Goleniów 54 km · Drzetowo-Grabowo 56 km · Świerczewo 57 km · Szczecin 57 km · Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald 59 km · Gryfice 62 km · Nowogard 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 Świnoujście (53.9105°, 14.2471°, elevation 4 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).