Żagań weather in January

In January, Żagań sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Żagań's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Żagań's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:06 AM – 4:10 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Żagań is city in Lower Silesia, Poland.

Density
645/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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Żagań reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
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212-2
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292-3
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312-2

How January really feels in Żagań

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.

Żagań weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°53125.48.10.0
Feb / -2°429.94.89.60.0
Mar / 5412.23.611.51.3
Apr14° / 4090.613.64.2
May19° / 6412.1015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°6912.4016.36.2
Jul24° / 14°9012.8015.96.4
Aug24° / 14°7211.2014.46.6
Sep19° / 10°5910.2012.45.9
Oct13° / 5010.20.210.43.6
Nov / 469.91.78.61.0
Dec / -1°4911.64.27.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Żagań gets around 53 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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54015
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74015
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313718

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
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
915light breeze
1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 3:52 PM to 4:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:123:52
27.78:123:53
37.78:123:54
47.78:123:55
57.78:123:56
67.88:113:57
77.88:113:58
87.88:113:59
97.88:104:00
107.98:104:02
117.98:094:03
127.98:094:04
138.08:084:06
148.08:074:07
158.08:074:09
168.18:064:10
178.18:054:12
188.18:044:13
198.28:034:15
208.28:034:16
218.38:024:18
228.38:014:19
238.47:594:21
248.47:584:23
258.57:574:24
268.57:564:26
278.57:554:28
288.67:544:29
298.67:524:31
308.77:514:33
318.87:504:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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250.9Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Żagań?

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 Żagań.

What to pack for Żagań in January

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

In January, Żagań sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Żagań 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 Żagań peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Żagań?

Żagań sits at 51.6°N, 15.3°E, 98 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Żary, 13 km away.

BolesławiecWeißwasserForstGłogówPolkowice

Topography around Żagań

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Żagań has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,107 m.

The land around Żagań is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
1,107 m
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January weather nearby: Żary 13 km · Nowa Sól 35 km · Zielona Góra 38 km · Bolesławiec 43 km · Weißwasser 48 km · Forst 48 km · Głogów 53 km · Polkowice 54 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 Żagań (51.6176°, 15.3149°, elevation 98 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).