Malacky weather in January

In January, Malacky sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Malacky's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malacky's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:46 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Malacky is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
692/km²
people per km²
Founded
1206

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Malacky reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 8°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)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-2
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-2
152-2
162-2
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
282-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Malacky

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Malacky weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°348.54.18.60.0
Feb / -2°327.63.49.90.2
Mar10° / 418.8211.62.2
Apr16° / 4380.313.45.0
May20° / 10°6911.30156.2
Jun24° / 14°7711.3015.86.6
Jul26° / 16°8311.8015.56.5
Aug26° / 15°689.9014.16.8
Sep20° / 11°678.9012.46.5
Oct14° / 468.50.210.64.3
Nov / 448.81.591.3
Dec / -1°408.83.38.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
102971
113070
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183268
193268
203169
213169
223169
233169
243268
253268
263268
273367
283367
293367
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Malacky gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13013
23013
33013
42912
52912
62912
72812
82711
92711
102611
112611
122511
132511
142511
152512
162512
172512
182513
192613
202614
212614
222715
232715
242715
252815
262815
272814
282714
292713
302713
312613

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:504:00
28.27:504:01
38.27:504:02
48.27:504:03
58.27:504:04
68.37:504:05
78.37:494:06
88.37:494:07
98.37:494:08
108.37:494:09
118.47:484:11
128.47:484:12
138.47:474:13
148.57:474:14
158.57:464:16
168.57:464:17
178.67:454:18
188.67:444:20
198.67:434:21
208.77:434:22
218.77:424:24
228.77:414:25
238.87:404:27
248.87:394:28
258.97:384:30
268.97:374:31
278.97:364:33
289.07:354:34
299.07:344:36
309.17:334:37
319.17:324:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Malacky?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malacky.

What to pack for Malacky in January

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

In January, Malacky sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°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 Malacky 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 Malacky peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Malacky 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 Malacky is worst in June — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Malacky's WHO annual average of 15.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1519 µg/m³Dec 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malacky?

Malacky sits at 48.4°N, 17.0°E, 164 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Pezinok, 24 km away.

PezinokDevínska Nová VesDúbravkaDlhé dielyKarlova VesStaré MestoBratislavaPetržalka

Topography around Malacky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malacky has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m.

The land around Malacky is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
624 m
80 km
873 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pezinok 24 km · Devínska Nová Ves 26 km · Dúbravka 28 km · Dlhé diely 31 km · Karlova Ves 32 km · Staré Mesto 32 km · Bratislava 33 km · Petržalka 36 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 Malacky (48.436°, 17.0219°, elevation 164 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).