Vranov nad Topľou weather in January

In January, Vranov nad Topľou sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.6 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 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 Vranov nad Topľou's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vranov nad Topľou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:29 AM – 3:56 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vranov nad Topľou is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
599/km²
people per km²
Founded
1270

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 Vranov nad Topľou reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 6°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)
10-4
21-4
31-4
41-4
51-4
61-4
71-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
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151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-5
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261-5
271-5
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291-5
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311-5

How January really feels in Vranov nad Topľou

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.

Vranov nad Topľou 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 / -4°399.67.18.50.0
Feb / -3°429.16.99.80.0
Mar / 3992.611.61.7
Apr15° / 479.50.613.44.7
May20° / 7312.30156.0
Jun24° / 13°7112015.96.5
Jul26° / 15°9012.2015.56.5
Aug26° / 14°579.2014.27.0
Sep20° / 10°619012.46.4
Oct14° / 578.90.210.54.1
Nov / 489.62.58.91.1
Dec / -3°4510.46.28.10.0

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 (%)
11882
21882
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112377
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vranov nad Topľou gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13422
23422
33322
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53322
63222
73222
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93121
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113021
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283126
293126
303227
313227

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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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 7:33 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 3:39 PM to 4:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:333:39
28.17:333:40
38.17:333:41
48.17:333:42
58.27:333:43
68.27:333:44
78.27:333:45
88.27:323:46
98.37:323:48
108.37:323:49
118.37:313:50
128.37:313:51
138.47:303:52
148.47:303:54
158.47:293:55
168.57:293:56
178.57:283:58
188.57:273:59
198.67:274:01
208.67:264:02
218.67:254:03
228.77:244:05
238.77:234:06
248.87:224:08
258.87:214:09
268.87:204:11
278.97:194:12
288.97:184:14
299.07:174:15
309.07:164:17
319.17:154:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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100.9Dim
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120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.1Dim
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 Vranov nad Topľou?

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 Vranov nad Topľou.

What to pack for Vranov nad Topľou in January

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

In January, Vranov nad Topľou sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vranov nad Topľou 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 Vranov nad Topľou peaks around July 12 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 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vranov nad Topľou 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 Vranov nad Topľou is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vranov nad Topľou's WHO annual average of 15.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1920 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vranov nad Topľou?

Vranov nad Topľou sits at 48.9°N, 21.7°E, 131 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Humenné, 18 km away.

TrebišovPrešovSninaKošiceUzhhorodBardejov

Topography around Vranov nad Topľou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vranov nad Topľou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,271 m.

The land around Vranov nad Topľou is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
870 m
80 km
1,271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Humenné 18 km · Michalovce 23 km · Trebišov 29 km · Prešov 35 km · Snina 36 km · Košice 37 km · Uzhhorod 53 km · Bardejov 54 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 Vranov nad Topľou (48.8884°, 21.6848°, elevation 131 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).