Humenné in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Humenné sees average daytime highs around 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 157 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Humenné's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Humenné's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
157 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Humenné in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C.

A typical winter day in Humenné reaches about 1°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-15°-10°-5°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Humenné

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Humenné weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°4911.18.98.50.0
Feb / -4°5110.37.99.80.0
Mar / -1°4810.53.711.61.2
Apr14° / 5811.41.113.44.1
May19° / 89140155.6
Jun23° / 12°9213.6015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°10913.7015.56.4
Aug24° / 13°7211.1014.26.8
Sep19° / 7210.2012.46.0
Oct13° / 659.90.310.53.7
Nov / 5810.53.58.90.8
Dec / -3°5711.48.68.10.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Humenné gets around 157 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Humenné?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Humenné.

What to pack for Humenné in Winter

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

In winter, Humenné sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

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UV index in Humenné in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Humenné 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 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 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Humenné in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Humenné is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Humenné's WHO annual average of 17.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1922 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Humenné?

Humenné sits at 48.9°N, 21.9°E, 152 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Vranov nad Topľou, 18 km away.

TrebišovUzhhorodPrešovKošiceBardejov

Topography around Humenné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Humenné has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 950 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,382 m.

The land around Humenné is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
256 m
16 km
950 m
80 km
1,382 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Vranov nad Topľou 18 km · Snina 18 km · Michalovce 20 km · Trebišov 37 km · Uzhhorod 44 km · Prešov 50 km · Košice 54 km · Bardejov 61 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 Humenné (48.9371°, 21.9163°, elevation 152 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.