Čadca weather in January

In January, Čadca sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 17% 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 Čadca's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Čadca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:43 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Čadca reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°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 6°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)
10-5
20-5
30-5
40-5
50-5
60-5
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100-5
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190-5
200-6
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310-6

How January really feels in Čadca

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
13 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Čadca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°6812.810.88.40.0
Feb / -5°6512.39.99.80.0
Mar / -2°7413.4711.50.6
Apr12° / 7412.72.813.43.1
May17° / 115160.115.14.7
Jun20° / 11°12416.40165.3
Jul22° / 12°13917.2015.65.6
Aug22° / 12°10613.5014.26.1
Sep17° / 9612.8012.45.0
Oct12° / 7611.61.310.52.9
Nov / 6812.15.58.90.6
Dec / -4°6812.99.980.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52278
62278
72278
82377
92476
102476
112575
122674
132773
142773
152872
162872
172872
182872
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242773
252773
262773
272773
282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Čadca gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14537
24537
34536
44435
54435
64334
74333
84233
94232
104131
114131
124030
134030
144030
153930
163931
173931
183932
193933
203933
213934
223935
233936
244036
254037
264037
274037
284138
294138
304138
314138

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1911calm
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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 7:47 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 3:49 PM to 4:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:473:49
28.07:473:49
38.07:473:50
48.17:473:51
58.17:473:52
68.17:473:53
78.17:473:55
88.27:463:56
98.27:463:57
108.27:463:58
118.27:453:59
128.37:454:00
138.37:444:02
148.37:444:03
158.47:434:04
168.47:434:06
178.47:424:07
188.57:414:09
198.57:404:10
208.57:404:11
218.67:394:13
228.67:384:14
238.77:374:16
248.77:364:17
258.77:354:19
268.87:344:20
278.87:334:22
288.97:324:24
298.97:304:25
309.07:294:27
319.07:284:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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40.8Dim
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100.9Dim
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141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Čadca?

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 Čadca.

What to pack for Čadca in January

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

In January, Čadca sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Čadca 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 Čadca peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Čadca 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 Čadca is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1717 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Čadca?

Čadca sits at 49.4°N, 18.8°E, 428 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Žilina, 24 km away.

ŽilinaTřinecUstrońRajecke TepliceČeský TěšínCieszynŻywiecFrýdek-Místek

Topography around Čadca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Čadca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 522 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Čadca is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
889 m
80 km
1,966 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Žilina 24 km · Třinec 28 km · Ustroń 32 km · Rajecke Teplice 35 km · Český Těšín 37 km · Cieszyn 37 km · Żywiec 40 km · Frýdek-Místek 42 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 Čadca (49.435°, 18.7889°, elevation 428 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).