Bardejov weather in January

In January, Bardejov sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -0°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 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bardejov's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bardejov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:32 AM – 3:56 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bardejov is town in Slovakia.

Density
418/km²
people per km²
Founded
1241

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 -0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bardejov reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 5°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)
1-1-5
20-6
30-6
40-6
50-6
60-5
70-5
80-5
90-5
100-5
110-5
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130-5
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How January really feels in Bardejov

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
11 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bardejov weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -6°3597.58.50.0
Feb / -5°409.77.59.80.0
Mar / -1°4310.54.811.51.0
Apr14° / 6111.91.813.43.6
May18° / 9214.9015.15.2
Jun21° / 11°9614.4015.95.8
Jul23° / 13°11915.1015.66.1
Aug23° / 12°8112014.26.6
Sep18° / 7110.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 609.70.610.53.3
Nov / 459.73.68.90.6
Dec / -4°369.57.180.0

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42179
52179
62377
72377
82377
92377
102575
112575
122674
132674
142674
152773
162773
172773
182872
192872
202971
212971
222971
232773
242773
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272773
282773
292773
302872
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bardejov gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13326
23326
33226
43225
53125
63124
73024
83023
92923
102923
112822
122822
132721
142721
152721
162721
172721
182721
192722
202722
212723
222723
232824
242824
252925
262925
273026
283026
293027
303127
313128

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
1810calm
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2010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 3:39 PM to 4:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:373:39
28.17:373:40
38.17:373:41
48.17:373:42
58.17:373:43
68.17:363:44
78.27:363:45
88.27:363:46
98.27:363:48
108.27:353:49
118.37:353:50
128.37:343:51
138.37:343:52
148.37:333:54
158.47:333:55
168.47:323:56
178.47:313:58
188.57:313:59
198.57:304:01
208.67:294:02
218.67:284:03
228.67:274:05
238.77:264:06
248.77:254:08
258.87:244:09
268.87:234:11
278.87:224:13
288.97:214:14
298.97:204:16
309.07:194:17
319.07:184:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bardejov?

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 Bardejov.

What to pack for Bardejov in January

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

In January, Bardejov sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bardejov 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 Bardejov peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bardejov?

Bardejov sits at 49.3°N, 21.3°E, 283 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Prešov, 33 km away.

PrešovGorliceStará ĽubovňaJasłoVranov nad TopľouNowy SączKrosnoLevoča

Topography around Bardejov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bardejov has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,441 m.

The land around Bardejov is covered by trees (52%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
898 m
80 km
2,441 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Prešov 33 km · Gorlice 41 km · Stará Ľubovňa 43 km · Jasło 52 km · Vranov nad Topľou 54 km · Nowy Sącz 55 km · Krosno 57 km · Levoča 58 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek Catholic 4%

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 Bardejov (49.2918°, 21.2727°, elevation 283 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).