Wadowice weather in January

In January, Wadowice sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 8.4 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 18% 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 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Wadowice's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wadowice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:42 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Wadowice is town of Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 41.9 µg/m³ · 2014
Density
1,482/km²
people per km²
Founded
1350

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 Wadowice reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 8°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
52-4
62-4
72-4
82-4
92-4
102-4
112-4
122-4
132-4
142-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-5
221-5
231-5
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251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
301-5
311-5

How January really feels in Wadowice

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.

Wadowice 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°49128.28.40.0
Feb / -3°48117.59.70.0
Mar / -0°56124.711.51.2
Apr14° / 5911.11.813.53.9
May19° / 9614.5015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°9314.20165.9
Jul24° / 14°10514.3015.76.3
Aug24° / 13°8111.4014.36.7
Sep19° / 7611.1012.45.7
Oct13° / 6110.90.510.53.7
Nov / 5210.22.98.81.1
Dec / -3°4810.96.480.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92773
102872
112872
122872
132872
142971
152971
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202971
212872
222872
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272773
282773
292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Wadowice gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14125
24125
34125
44025
54025
64025
74025
84024
93924
103924
113924
123823
133823
143724
153724
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193626
203626
213627
223628
233728
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263829
273829
283829
293828
303828
313828

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
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14100
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16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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1712light breeze
1812light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min 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 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 3:44 PM to 4:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.97:473:44
28.07:473:44
38.07:473:45
48.07:473:46
58.07:463:47
68.07:463:49
78.17:463:50
88.17:463:51
98.17:453:52
108.17:453:53
118.27:443:54
128.27:443:56
138.27:433:57
148.37:433:58
158.37:424:00
168.37:424:01
178.47:414:02
188.47:404:04
198.47:394:05
208.57:384:07
218.57:384:08
228.67:374:10
238.67:364:11
248.67:354:13
258.77:344:14
268.77:334:16
278.87:314:18
288.87:304:19
298.97:294:21
308.97:284:22
319.07:274:24

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 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 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
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40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.9Dim
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 Wadowice?

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 Wadowice.

What to pack for Wadowice in January

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

In January, Wadowice 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 Wadowice 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 Wadowice peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Wadowice 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 Wadowice is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wadowice?

Wadowice sits at 49.9°N, 19.5°E, 271 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Andrychów, 12 km away.

Topography around Wadowice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wadowice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,969 m.

The land around Wadowice is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
1,969 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Andrychów 12 km · Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 13 km · Kęty 19 km · Skawina 26 km · Auschwitz 26 km · Libiąż 28 km · Chrzanów 29 km · Trzebinia 31 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 Wadowice (49.8834°, 19.4929°, elevation 271 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).