Brezno weather in January

In January, Brezno sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 43 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 -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Brezno's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brezno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:37 AM – 4:05 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brezno is town in Slovakia.

Density
163/km²
people per km²
Founded
1265

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 Brezno reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-7
2-1-7
3-1-7
4-1-7
5-1-7
6-1-7
7-1-7
8-1-7
9-1-7
10-1-7
11-1-7
12-1-7
13-1-7
14-1-7
15-1-7
16-1-7
17-1-8
18-1-8
19-1-8
20-1-8
21-1-8
22-1-8
23-1-8
24-1-8
25-1-8
26-1-8
27-1-8
28-1-8
29-1-8
30-1-8
31-1-8

How January really feels in Brezno

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Brezno 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-1° / -8°4398.68.50.0
Feb / -7°479.48.49.80.0
Mar / -3°539.95.811.60.5
Apr12° / 6912.11.913.43.0
May17° / 10315.80.1154.6
Jun20° / 11015.5015.95.4
Jul22° / 11°11215.3015.55.8
Aug22° / 11°9713.5014.26.2
Sep17° / 7611.3012.45.1
Oct11° / 6710.2110.52.7
Nov / -1°6210.23.98.90.4
Dec-0° / -6°519.98.38.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52773
62872
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
123169
133268
143367
153367
163466
173466
183466
193664
203664
213664
223763
233664
243664
253763
263763
273763
283763
293664
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Brezno gets around 43 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 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13230
23230
33129
43129
53028
62927
72927
82826
92726
102725
112625
122625
132624
142624
152624
162624
172725
182725
192826
202826
212927
222927
233028
243029
253129
263129
273230
283230
293230
303230
313331

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 4:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:413:48
28.17:413:49
38.17:413:50
48.27:413:51
58.27:413:52
68.27:413:53
78.27:413:54
88.27:403:55
98.37:403:56
108.37:403:57
118.37:393:59
128.37:394:00
138.47:384:01
148.47:384:02
158.47:374:04
168.57:374:05
178.57:364:06
188.57:354:08
198.67:344:09
208.67:344:10
218.77:334:12
228.77:324:13
238.77:314:15
248.87:304:16
258.87:294:18
268.97:284:19
278.97:274:21
288.97:264:22
299.07:254:24
309.07:244:26
319.17:224:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Brezno?

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 Brezno.

What to pack for Brezno in January

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

In January, Brezno sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -8°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 Brezno 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 Brezno peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brezno?

Brezno sits at 48.8°N, 19.6°E, 492 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Liptovský Mikuláš, 31 km away.

Liptovský MikulášBanská BystricaRužomberokZvolenDolný KubínLučenecRimavská SobotaPoprad

Topography around Brezno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brezno has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m around an average of 589 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,609 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,418 m.

The land around Brezno is covered by trees (37%), grassland (27%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
464 m
16 km
1,609 m
80 km
2,418 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Liptovský Mikuláš 31 km · Banská Bystrica 36 km · Ružomberok 38 km · Zvolen 44 km · Dolný Kubín 51 km · Lučenec 53 km · Rimavská Sobota 55 km · Poprad 56 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 Brezno (48.8043°, 19.6363°, elevation 492 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).