Kežmarok weather in January

In January, Kežmarok sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 8.9 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 19% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kežmarok's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kežmarok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:35 AM – 4:00 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kežmarok is town in Slovakia.

Density
616/km²
people per km²
Founded
1251

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 Kežmarok reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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40-6
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310-7

How January really feels in Kežmarok

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
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kežmarok 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° / -7°358.98.28.50.0
Feb / -6°399.78.89.80.0
Mar / -2°4611.27.511.60.5
Apr12° / 6512.23.313.42.9
May17° / 9715.20.1154.6
Jun20° / 10°10415.4015.95.4
Jul22° / 11°12216.1015.65.6
Aug22° / 11°9012.9014.26.1
Sep17° / 7010.8012.45.1
Oct12° / 599.81.510.52.9
Nov / -1°439.14.98.90.5
Dec / -5°369.188.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42674
52575
62575
72773
82872
92872
102971
113070
123070
133169
143169
153268
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213367
223367
233367
243268
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263268
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283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kežmarok gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 (%)
13329
23328
33228
43227
53127
63026
73026
82925
92925
102824
112824
122724
132724
142724
152624
162624
172624
182625
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202625
212726
222726
232727
242827
252828
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272929
283029
293030
303130
313130

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 3:43 PM to 4:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:403:43
28.17:403:44
38.17:393:45
48.17:393:46
58.17:393:47
68.27:393:48
78.27:393:49
88.27:393:50
98.27:383:52
108.27:383:53
118.37:373:54
128.37:373:55
138.37:363:56
148.47:363:58
158.47:353:59
168.47:354:00
178.57:344:02
188.57:334:03
198.57:334:05
208.67:324:06
218.67:314:07
228.67:304:09
238.77:294:10
248.77:284:12
258.87:274:13
268.87:264:15
278.97:254:17
288.97:244:18
298.97:234:20
309.07:224:21
319.07:204:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kežmarok

In seasonPeak

None of Kežmarok's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kežmarok's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kežmarok?

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 Kežmarok.

What to pack for Kežmarok in January

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

In January, Kežmarok sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -7°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 Kežmarok 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 Kežmarok peaks around July 10 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 10UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kežmarok?

Kežmarok sits at 49.1°N, 20.4°E, 630 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Poprad, 13 km away.

Stará ĽubovňaZakopaneNowy TargRožňavaNowy Sącz

Topography around Kežmarok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kežmarok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 660 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,499 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,418 m.

The land around Kežmarok is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
1,499 m
80 km
2,418 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Poprad 13 km · Levoča 17 km · Spišská Nová Ves 23 km · Stará Ľubovňa 26 km · Zakopane 40 km · Nowy Targ 48 km · Rožňava 53 km · Nowy Sącz 57 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 Kežmarok (49.1357°, 20.4335°, elevation 630 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).