Spišská Nová Ves weather in January

In January, Spišská Nová Ves sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 7.3 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 -1°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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Spišská Nová Ves's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spišská Nová Ves's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:33 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Spišská Nová Ves is town in Slovakia.

Density
523/km²
people per km²
Founded
1268

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 Spišská Nová Ves reaches about -1°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 4°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)
1-1-7
2-1-7
3-1-7
4-1-7
5-1-6
6-1-6
7-1-6
8-1-6
90-6
100-6
110-6
120-6
130-6
140-6
150-7
160-7
170-7
18-1-7
19-1-7
20-1-7
21-1-7
22-1-7
23-1-7
24-1-7
25-1-8
26-1-8
27-1-8
28-1-8
29-1-8
30-1-8
310-7

How January really feels in Spišská Nová Ves

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Spišská Nová Ves 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-1° / -7°297.36.68.50.0
Feb / -6°348.37.39.80.0
Mar / -2°409.55.311.60.5
Apr12° / 6111.72.413.43.0
May17° / 8814.30.1154.7
Jun20° / 10°9614.1015.95.6
Jul22° / 11°11114.4015.55.9
Aug22° / 11°8511.5014.26.4
Sep17° / 639.7012.45.3
Oct11° / 548.7110.52.9
Nov / -1°418.13.68.90.4
Dec / -5°338.26.98.10.0

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 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42674
52674
62773
72773
82872
92971
103070
113070
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173367
183367
193268
203367
213466
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Spišská Nová Ves gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12724
22623
32623
42522
52522
62421
72421
82320
92320
102219
112219
122219
132219
142219
152219
162219
172219
182220
192220
202221
212221
222321
232322
242422
252423
262423
272524
282524
292624
302624
312624

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 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 7:38 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 3:44 PM to 4:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:383:44
28.17:383:45
38.17:383:46
48.17:383:46
58.27:383:47
68.27:383:49
78.27:373:50
88.27:373:51
98.27:373:52
108.37:373:53
118.37:363:54
128.37:363:55
138.47:353:57
148.47:353:58
158.47:343:59
168.57:334:01
178.57:334:02
188.57:324:03
198.67:314:05
208.67:314:06
218.67:304:08
228.77:294:09
238.77:284:11
248.87:274:12
258.87:264:14
268.87:254:15
278.97:244:17
288.97:234:18
299.07:224:20
309.07:204:21
319.17:194:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Spišská Nová Ves

In seasonPeak

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

Spišská Nová Ves'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 Spišská Nová Ves?

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 Spišská Nová Ves.

What to pack for Spišská Nová Ves in January

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

In January, Spišská Nová Ves sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Spišská Nová Ves 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 Spišská Nová Ves peaks around July 12 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 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Spišská Nová Ves?

Spišská Nová Ves sits at 48.9°N, 20.6°E, 459 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Levoča, 9.0 km away.

RožňavaStará ĽubovňaPrešovKošiceZakopane

Topography around Spišská Nová Ves

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Spišská Nová Ves has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 486 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 891 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,438 m.

The land around Spišská Nová Ves is covered by cropland (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
891 m
80 km
2,438 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Levoča 9.0 km · Poprad 23 km · Kežmarok 23 km · Rožňava 32 km · Stará Ľubovňa 40 km · Prešov 50 km · Košice 57 km · Zakopane 60 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 Spišská Nová Ves (48.9446°, 20.5615°, elevation 459 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).