Greater Poland Voivodeship · Poland
Poznań in January
In January, Poznań averages a daytime high of 2 °C and a night-time low of -4 °C, with about 33 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Poznań's most comfortable months, May, June, August and September.
- Average high
- 2 °C
- Average low
- -4 °C
- Rain in the month
- 33 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 8 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 90
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Poznań
January is the coolest month in Poznań by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 2 °C to 26 °C and the lows from -4 °C to 15 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 2 °C warmer than January.
January brings 33 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 43 mm (514 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 8 h 10 min, against 7 h 40 min at the shortest and 16 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 °C | -4 °C | 33 mm | |
| February | 4 °C | -3 °C | 27 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | 1 °C | 35 mm | |
| April | 16 °C | 5 °C | 28 mm | |
| May | 21 °C | 9 °C | 47 mm | Yes |
| June | 23 °C | 12 °C | 56 mm | Yes |
| July | 26 °C | 15 °C | 90 mm | |
| August | 26 °C | 14 °C | 54 mm | Yes |
| September | 20 °C | 10 °C | 45 mm | Yes |
| October | 14 °C | 6 °C | 36 mm | |
| November | 7 °C | 2 °C | 30 mm | |
| December | 3 °C | -2 °C | 34 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Poznań?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 2 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Poznań are May, June, August and September; the nearest are September, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Poland in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Poznań
This guide lists 90 places to stay in Poznań, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 30; 1–3 km, 16; 3–10 km, 29; 10 km or more, 15.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.