Nitra weather in January

In January, Nitra sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.1 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 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Nitra's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nitra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:41 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nitra is city in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
859/km²
people per km²
Founded
~826 CE

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nitra reaches about 3°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 -3°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-3
193-3
203-3
213-3
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Nitra

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.

Nitra 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°398.13.68.60.0
Feb / -1°348.13.69.90.4
Mar11° / 408.51.611.62.7
Apr17° / 417.90.113.45.5
May22° / 11°6710.60156.6
Jun25° / 14°7110.7015.86.6
Jul28° / 16°7210.6015.56.3
Aug28° / 16°628.8014.16.5
Sep22° / 12°608.2012.46.9
Oct16° / 498.50.110.65.0
Nov / 499.11.491.8
Dec / -1°438.43.18.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113169
123169
133070
143070
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
223169
233169
243268
253367
263466
273466
283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Nitra gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12912
22811
32811
42711
52610
62610
72510
8249
9249
10239
11239
12239
13239
14239
152310
162410
172410
182511
192511
202612
212612
222713
232813
242813
252914
262914
272913
282913
292813
302813
312813

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 12 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
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 7:45 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:453:56
28.27:453:57
38.27:453:58
48.27:453:59
58.37:454:00
68.37:454:01
78.37:454:02
88.37:444:03
98.37:444:04
108.47:444:06
118.47:434:07
128.47:434:08
138.47:424:09
148.57:424:11
158.57:414:12
168.57:414:13
178.67:404:14
188.67:394:16
198.67:394:17
208.77:384:19
218.77:374:20
228.87:364:21
238.87:354:23
248.87:354:24
258.97:344:26
268.97:334:27
279.07:324:29
289.07:314:30
299.07:294:32
309.17:284:33
319.17:274:35

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 5.88 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
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nitra?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nitra.

What to pack for Nitra in January

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

In January, Nitra sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nitra 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 Nitra 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 Nitra 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 Nitra is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nitra's WHO annual average of 15.1 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1618 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nitra?

Nitra sits at 48.3°N, 18.1°E, 144 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Šaľa, 23 km away.

HlohovecSereďKomárnoTopoľčanyGalantaNové ZámkyPiešťany

Topography around Nitra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nitra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,235 m.

The land around Nitra is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (30%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
1,235 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Šaľa 23 km · Hlohovec 25 km · Sereď 26 km · Komárno 27 km · Topoľčany 29 km · Galanta 29 km · Nové Zámky 36 km · Piešťany 37 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 Nitra (48.3076°, 18.0845°, elevation 144 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).