Snina weather in January

In January, Snina sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Snina's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Snina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:27 AM – 3:54 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Snina is town in Slovakia.

Density
379/km²
people per km²
Founded
1317

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 -1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Snina reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°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 5°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)
1-1-5
2-1-5
3-1-5
4-1-5
5-1-5
60-5
70-5
80-5
90-5
100-5
110-5
120-5
130-5
140-5
150-5
160-5
170-5
180-5
190-5
20-1-6
21-1-6
22-1-6
23-1-6
24-1-6
25-1-6
26-1-6
27-1-6
28-1-6
29-1-6
30-1-6
310-6

How January really feels in Snina

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
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Snina 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-1° / -6°5712.210.38.50.0
Feb / -5°5811.19.29.80.0
Mar / -1°5611.55.111.60.8
Apr13° / 6712.81.613.43.6
May18° / 10015.50155.2
Jun21° / 11°10515.4015.95.7
Jul23° / 13°12315.3015.66.1
Aug23° / 12°8412014.26.7
Sep18° / 8011012.45.6
Oct12° / 72110.710.53.3
Nov / 6611.24.78.90.6
Dec / -4°6712.59.98.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21684
31684
41684
51783
61882
71882
81981
92080
102179
112278
122476
132575
142575
152773
162773
172773
182773
192773
202773
212773
222674
232575
242575
252476
262377
272377
282377
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Snina gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14335
24335
34235
44235
54234
64134
74134
84033
94032
103932
113931
123830
133830
143830
153729
163729
173729
183729
193730
203730
213731
223731
233732
243833
253833
263934
273935
284035
294036
304036
314136

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
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 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 3:37 PM to 4:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:323:37
28.17:323:38
38.17:323:39
48.17:323:40
58.27:323:41
68.27:323:42
78.27:313:43
88.27:313:44
98.27:313:45
108.37:303:46
118.37:303:48
128.37:293:49
138.47:293:50
148.47:283:51
158.47:283:53
168.47:273:54
178.57:273:55
188.57:263:57
198.67:253:58
208.67:244:00
218.67:234:01
228.77:234:03
238.77:224:04
248.77:214:06
258.87:204:07
268.87:194:09
278.97:184:10
288.97:174:12
299.07:154:13
309.07:144:15
319.17:134:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.8Dim
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Snina?

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 Snina.

What to pack for Snina in January

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

In January, Snina sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Snina 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 Snina 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
Location & terrain

Where is Snina?

Snina sits at 49.0°N, 22.2°E, 215 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Humenné, 18 km away.

MichalovceVranov nad TopľouUzhhorodTrebišovSanokPrešovKošice

Topography around Snina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Snina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m.

The land around Snina is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
337 m
16 km
911 m
80 km
1,380 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Humenné 18 km · Michalovce 31 km · Vranov nad Topľou 36 km · Uzhhorod 42 km · Trebišov 51 km · Sanok 63 km · Prešov 67 km · Košice 72 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 Snina (48.9886°, 22.151°, elevation 215 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).