Early January 1 January
41°F
Typical afternoon high
38% historical wet-day frequency
Poland · Countryside
Is January a good time?
January averages 38°F afternoons, with about 12 rain days.
Historical Dolnośląskie regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Wrocław; conditions vary within the region.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#12 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your January
Afternoons around 38°F (3°C): a warm coat; nights around 27°F (−3°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 12 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 8 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 07:52 and sets about 16:14 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 27°F (−3°C); afternoons reach about 38°F (3°C). Expect rain on about 12 days in a typical January.
Early, middle or late?
Early and late January have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 41°F on the 1st, versus 38°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 38% to 35% between those dates.
41°F
Typical afternoon high
38% historical wet-day frequency
38°F
Typical afternoon high
42% historical wet-day frequency
38°F
Typical afternoon high
35% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 1 Jan New Year's Day; 6 Jan Epiphany.
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141° | 241° | 340° | ||||
| 440° | 540° | 640° | 740° | 839° | 939° | 1039° |
| 1138° | 1238° | 1338° | 1438° | 1538° | 1637° | 1737° |
| 1837° | 1937° | 2037° | 2137° | 2237° | 2337° | 2437° |
| 2537° | 2638° | 2738° | 2838° | 2938° | 3038° | 3138° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons cool from about 40°F (5°C) in the first week to 38°F (3°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 32–50%. Local schools are out 18–31 January 2027.
Schools here are off 18–31 January 2027 (winter holidays). Public holidays: 1 Jan New Year's Day; 6 Jan Epiphany. Elsewhere in January 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 21%, Spain 24%, Italy 20%, Greece 23%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Visitor season
Steady all year. January averages 59% of August's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.
Overnight stays across Dolnośląskie do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for Europe this month.
Hotel price season
About usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Year-to-year variation
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 32°F (0°C) and 43°F (6°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 38°F (3°C). Rain days ranged from 7 to 19; half the years had 10–15.
Rain days in each January
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38°F | 11 |
| 2012 | 37°F | 19 |
| 2013 | 32°F | 16 |
| 2014 | 39°F | 9 |
| 2015 | 40°F | 13 |
| 2016 | 36°F | 12 |
| 2017 | 32°F | 9 |
| 2018 | 42°F | 10 |
| 2019 | 36°F | 17 |
| 2020 | 42°F | 7 |
| 2021 | 36°F | 15 |
| 2022 | 40°F | 12 |
| 2023 | 43°F | 14 |
| 2024 | 38°F | 11 |
| 2025 | 42°F | 13 |
Checked against official climate averages for Wroclaw. How we check
Compare dates
| Typical conditions | Dec | Jan | Feb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 41°F | 38°F | 42°F |
| Rain days | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Overnight demand | 63% | 59% | 68% |
December: Warmer afternoons and fewer rain days than January. December guide →
February: Warmer afternoons and fewer rain days than January. February guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. January stays as your reference.
Hotel stays vary little through the year. March to November have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than January.
Your comparison
Overnight stays vary little through the year.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the December guide →| Typical conditions | January | December |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 38°F | 41°F |
| Nights | 27°F | 31°F |
| Rain days | 12 | 10 |
| Visitor season | Steady all year | Steady all year |
| Overall / 10 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Month rank | #12 | #11 |
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5 | #12 | 38°F | 27°F | 12 | 4.0 | Steady all year |
| February | 5.8 | #10 | 42°F | 27°F | 10 | 4.6 | Steady all year |
| March | 6.4 | #8 | 50°F | 32°F | 8 | 5.7 | Steady all year |
| April | 7.1 | #6 | 59°F | 39°F | 8 | 7.1 | Steady all year |
| May | 7.6 | #5 | 67°F | 46°F | 8 | 8.2 | Steady all year |
| June | 7.9 | #1 | 75°F | 54°F | 10 | 8.8 | Steady all year |
| July | 7.9 | #2 | 78°F | 56°F | 11 | 8.7 | Steady all year |
| August | 7.8 | #3 | 78°F | 56°F | 9 | 8.7 | Steady all year |
| September | 7.7 | #4 | 69°F | 49°F | 7 | 8.5 | Steady all year |
| October | 6.8 | #7 | 59°F | 43°F | 7 | 6.8 | Steady all year |
| November | 6.1 | #9 | 48°F | 35°F | 8 | 5.2 | Steady all year |
| December | 5.6 | #11 | 41°F | 31°F | 10 | 4.4 | Steady all year |
Near here
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Northeast BohemiaCzechia · about 60 miles
Balanced Overall 5.8 · Fair weather, 37°F (3°C) · Moderate season · Cost cheap
OpolePoland · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 6.1 · Fair weather, 38°F (3°C) · Moderate season · Cost moderate
PragueCzechia · about 110 miles
Balanced Overall 5.4 · Fair weather, 40°F (4°C) · Steady all year · Cost cheap
BerlinGermany · about 160 miles
Balanced Overall 5.0 · Fair weather, 40°F (5°C) · Steady all year · Cost pricey
West PomeraniaPoland · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 3.0 · Poor weather, 39°F (4°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Wrocław & Lower Silesia's weather ranks 66 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Poland have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Wrocław & Lower Silesia.
OlteniaRomania · about 560 miles
Good weather (5.0): 4°F warmer afternoons, 5 fewer rain days, cheaper
PiedmontItaly · about 570 miles
Good weather (5.8): 9°F warmer afternoons, 6 fewer rain days, pricier
TuscanyFlorence, Siena · Italy · about 580 miles
Good weather (5.6): 14°F warmer afternoons, 2 fewer rain days
UmbriaItaly · about 590 miles
Good weather (5.6): 12°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days, pricier
Northwest Bulgariaabout 630 miles
Good weather (5.2): 5°F warmer afternoons, 5 fewer rain days, cheaper
Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 59% of the busiest and 14% below average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are. That means about 28,000 overnight visitors on a typical January night across the region, 89% of them from Poland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 12,000 more: 42 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 55 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Wroclaw from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.4°C), night lows within 1°F (0.6°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 10 |
| Busiest month here | August · 17 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.0% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 71st percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 89% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 42 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 1.4% |
| National hotel-price season | Poland historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (−4% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 2.8 million |
| Statistical region | PL51 · Dolnośląskie |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.