Szczecinek weather in January

In January, Szczecinek sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Szczecinek's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szczecinek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:11 AM – 3:54 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Szczecinek is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
792/km²
people per km²
Founded
1310

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 Szczecinek 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 -5°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
61-2
71-2
81-2
91-2
101-2
111-2
121-2
131-2
141-2
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-3
261-3
271-3
281-3
291-3
301-3
311-3

How January really feels in Szczecinek

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.

Szczecinek 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 / -3°5011.15.47.80.0
Feb / -3°409.85.29.40.0
Mar / -1°4910.63.711.50.5
Apr12° / 409.60.913.73.2
May17° / 6511.7015.65.1
Jun20° / 11°7212.9016.75.7
Jul22° / 13°9013.1016.36.1
Aug22° / 13°7712.6014.66.2
Sep17° / 5710.4012.55.3
Oct12° / 52110.210.32.9
Nov / 429.81.98.30.5
Dec / -1°51114.87.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
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61981
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
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182278
192179
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242080
252179
262179
272278
282278
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Szczecinek gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13616
23616
33716
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53716
63715
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83715
93715
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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
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
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
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 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 8:18 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 3:34 PM to 4:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.38:183:34
27.38:183:35
37.38:183:36
47.38:183:38
57.48:183:39
67.48:173:40
77.48:173:41
87.48:163:43
97.58:163:44
107.58:153:45
117.58:153:47
127.68:143:48
137.68:133:50
147.68:123:51
157.78:123:53
167.78:113:54
177.88:103:56
187.88:093:57
197.98:083:59
207.98:074:01
217.98:064:03
228.08:054:04
238.08:034:06
248.18:024:08
258.18:014:10
268.27:594:11
278.37:584:13
288.37:574:15
298.47:554:17
308.47:544:19
318.57:524:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.63 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
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.5Dim
110.6Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Szczecinek?

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 Szczecinek.

What to pack for Szczecinek in January

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

In January, Szczecinek sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Szczecinek 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 Szczecinek 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 18 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 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Szczecinek 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 Szczecinek is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Szczecinek's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Szczecinek?

Szczecinek sits at 53.7°N, 16.7°E, 139 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Złotów, 44 km away.

ZłotówWałczChojniceBiałogardŚwidwinPiłaKoszalinBytów

Topography around Szczecinek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szczecinek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Szczecinek is covered by trees (31%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Złotów 44 km · Wałcz 50 km · Chojnice 56 km · Białogard 57 km · Świdwin 61 km · Piła 62 km · Koszalin 64 km · Bytów 73 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 Szczecinek (53.7079°, 16.6994°, elevation 139 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).