Early January 1 January
37°F
Typical afternoon high
25% historical wet-day frequency
Slovakia · Countryside
Eastern Slovakia & the High Tatras
in January.
Is January a good time?
Cold days.
Similar overnight stays to December.
January averages 36°F afternoons, with about 9 rain days.
- Afternoons
- 36°F
- Rain days
- 9
- Visitor demand
- 49%of August peak
Historical Východné Slovensko regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers High Tatras and Košice; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
6.1/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#10 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather4.1/10Fair
CrowdsModerate seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, typical for Europe this month
CostModeratefor Europe
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your January
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 36°F (2°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 9 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 9 hours of daylight.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 9 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 07:24 and sets about 16:04 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 24°F (−5°C); afternoons reach about 36°F (2°C). Expect rain on about 9 days in a typical January.
Typical afternoon
36°F (2°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Januarys
Night low
24°F (−5°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
8h 40m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late January?
Early and late January have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 37°F on the 1st, versus 37°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 25% to 29% between those dates.
Mid January 15 January
36°F
Typical afternoon high
32% historical wet-day frequency
Late January 31 January
37°F
Typical afternoon high
29% 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 Day of the Slovak Republic; 6 Jan Epiphany.
Daily calendar & holiday datesJanuary 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
January 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137° | 237° | 337° | ||||
| 436° | 536° | 636° | 736° | 836° | 936° | 1036° |
| 1136° | 1236° | 1336° | 1436° | 1536° | 1636° | 1736° |
| 1836° | 1936° | 2036° | 2136° | 2236° | 2336° | 2436° |
| 2536° | 2636° | 2736° | 2836° | 2936° | 3037° | 3137° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons hold at about 36°F (2°C) all month. The chance of a wet day runs 25–33%. Local schools are out 1–7 January 2027.
Schools here are off 1–7 January 2027 (Christmas holidays). Public holidays: 1 Jan Day of the Slovak Republic; 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%, Poland 17%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Moderate season. January averages 49% of August's overnight stays per day. Similar overnight stays to December.
Overnight stays across Východné Slovensko do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for Europe this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
A little above usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €44 per guest-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Historical hotel average
€44
2024–2025 monthly average; hotel revenue per guest-night; not a current booking quote. +5% vs this region's usual month.
Slovakia as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 91 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
The historical regional amount comes from Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, DATAcube cr3806qr: average price per guest-night (quarterly); the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.
Year-to-year variation
How much does January vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 27°F (−3°C) and 41°F (5°C); in 8 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 36°F (2°C). Rain days ranged from 4 to 16; half the years had 6–12.
Rain days in each January
Rain days
9
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 12 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
2 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no January in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
1 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JanuaryHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36°F | 6 |
| 2012 | 35°F | 11 |
| 2013 | 33°F | 16 |
| 2014 | 39°F | 8 |
| 2015 | 38°F | 11 |
| 2016 | 33°F | 7 |
| 2017 | 27°F | 4 |
| 2018 | 39°F | 6 |
| 2019 | 32°F | 12 |
| 2020 | 37°F | 4 |
| 2021 | 36°F | 11 |
| 2022 | 37°F | 8 |
| 2023 | 41°F | 13 |
| 2024 | 38°F | 12 |
| 2025 | 40°F | 9 |
Checked against official climate averages for Kosice-letisko and Poprad. How we check
Compare dates
December, January
or February?
| Typical conditions | Dec | Jan | Feb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 38°F | 36°F | 41°F |
| Rain days | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Overnight demand | 46% | 49% | 62% |
December: Warmer afternoons than January. December guide →
February: Warmer afternoons than January. More overnight demand. February guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with January Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. January stays as your reference.
March to April have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than January, without a substantially busier visitor season.
Your comparison
January or December?
Overnight stays are 46% of the busiest month.
Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €46 per guest-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Read the December guide →| Typical conditions | January | December |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 36°F | 38°F |
| Nights | 24°F | 27°F |
| Rain days | 9 | 10 |
| Visitor season | Moderate season | Moderate season |
| Overall / 10 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Month rank | #10 | #11 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1 | #10 | 36°F | 24°F | 9 | 4.1 | Moderate season |
| February | 6.0 | #12 | 41°F | 26°F | 8 | 4.6 | Busy season |
| March | 7.2 | #6 | 50°F | 32°F | 6 | 5.9 | Moderate season |
| April | 8.1 | #2 | 61°F | 40°F | 8 | 7.3 | Moderate season |
| May | 8.1 | #1 | 68°F | 47°F | 11 | 8.2 | Moderate season |
| June | 8.0 | #3 | 77°F | 56°F | 11 | 8.6 | Busy season |
| July | 7.2 | #5 | 80°F | 57°F | 12 | 8.2 | Peak season |
| August | 7.0 | #8 | 80°F | 57°F | 8 | 8.7 | Peak season |
| September | 8.0 | #4 | 70°F | 50°F | 8 | 8.6 | Busy season |
| October | 7.1 | #7 | 58°F | 41°F | 7 | 6.7 | Busy season |
| November | 6.6 | #9 | 46°F | 34°F | 7 | 5.0 | Moderate season |
| December | 6.1 | #11 | 38°F | 27°F | 10 | 4.1 | Moderate season |
Near here
Nearby places in January
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Northern Hungaryabout 70 miles
Balanced Overall 6.6 · Fair weather, 39°F (4°C) · Low season · Cost cheap
Kraków & Lesser Polandabout 80 miles
Balanced Overall 5.5 · Fair weather, 37°F (3°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Central Slovakiaabout 90 miles
Balanced Overall 5.8 · Fair weather, 36°F (2°C) · Moderate season · Cost moderate
SilesiaPoland · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 5.4 · Fair weather, 37°F (3°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
BudapestHungary · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 5.8 · Fair weather, 41°F (5°C) · Steady all year · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Better January weather than Eastern Slovakia & the High Tatras
Eastern Slovakia & the High Tatras' weather ranks 62 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Slovakia have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Eastern Slovakia & the High Tatras.
Northwest Bulgariaabout 400 miles
Good weather (5.2): 7°F warmer afternoons, cheaper
Veliko Tarnovo & north-central Bulgariaabout 440 miles
Good weather (5.1): 7°F warmer afternoons, cheaper
North Macedoniaabout 510 miles
Good weather (5.1): 9°F warmer afternoons, quieter for its season (low season), cheaper
Plovdiv & south-central Bulgariaabout 520 miles
Good weather (5.5): 10°F warmer afternoons, 2 fewer rain days, cheaper
Tirana & central Albaniaabout 540 miles
Good weather (5.6): 17°F warmer afternoons, 2 more rain days, quieter for its season (low season), cheaper
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's moderate season, 49% of the busiest month and 20% below its average month. That means about 8,500 overnight visitors on a typical January night across the region, 71% of them from Slovakia itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 2,500 more: 29 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 Kosice-letisko and Poprad from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.7°C), night lows within 1°F (0.7°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 5 |
| Busiest month here | August · 11 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 0.5% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 38th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 71% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 29 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 0.7% |
| Population used | 1.6 million |
| Statistical region | SK04 · Východné Slovensko |
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; the first figure is regional (Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, DATAcube cr3806qr: average price per guest-night (quarterly)). Full method · this region's data.