Uzhhorod weather in January

In January, Uzhhorod sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 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 Uzhhorod's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uzhhorod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:25 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Uzhhorod is city and administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast and Uzhorod District in western Ukraine.

Density
2,886/km²
people per km²
Founded
~850 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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Uzhhorod 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 7°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)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-3
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Uzhhorod

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.

Uzhhorod weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5010.56.18.50.0
Feb / -2°519.85.19.80.1
Mar10° / 499.41.811.62.4
Apr17° / 499.70.213.45.3
May22° / 11°74120156.4
Jun25° / 14°7612015.86.5
Jul27° / 16°8312.2015.56.2
Aug28° / 16°578.7014.26.6
Sep22° / 11°638.5012.46.8
Oct16° / 669.40.110.54.9
Nov / 629.91.791.7
Dec / -2°6510.75.28.20.0

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32179
42179
52179
62179
72278
82278
92476
102575
112674
122872
132872
142971
153169
163268
173367
183466
193367
203367
213466
223466
233367
243268
253268
263268
273268
283070
293070
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Uzhhorod gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13820
23820
33820
43719
53719
63619
73618
83518
93418
103417
113317
123317
133217
143217
153217
163217
173117
183117
193118
203118
213119
223219
233220
243220
253321
263321
273421
283421
293522
303522
313522

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 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
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 8:30 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:304:38
28.28:304:39
38.28:304:40
48.28:304:41
58.28:304:42
68.28:294:43
78.28:294:44
88.38:294:45
98.38:294:46
108.38:284:47
118.38:284:49
128.48:274:50
138.48:274:51
148.48:264:52
158.58:264:54
168.58:254:55
178.58:254:56
188.68:244:58
198.68:234:59
208.68:225:01
218.78:225:02
228.78:215:03
238.88:205:05
248.88:195:06
258.88:185:08
268.98:175:09
278.98:165:11
289.08:155:12
299.08:145:14
309.18:125:15
319.18:115:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.02 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
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Uzhhorod?

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 Uzhhorod.

What to pack for Uzhhorod in January

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

In January, Uzhhorod sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Uzhhorod 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 Uzhhorod 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 Uzhhorod?

Uzhhorod sits at 48.6°N, 22.3°E, 120 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Michalovce, 31 km away.

Topography around Uzhhorod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uzhhorod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 868 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,571 m.

The land around Uzhhorod is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
868 m
80 km
1,571 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Michalovce 31 km · Mukachevo 37 km · Snina 42 km · Trebišov 42 km · Humenné 44 km · Kisvárda 48 km · Svalyava 52 km · Berehove 53 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Uzhhorod (48.6242°, 22.2947°, elevation 120 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).