Warsaw in January
Cold, 1 °C by day and -4 °C at night, with eight hours of daylight; the calmest month of the year, so museums and the Old Town are easy on any weekday.
Is January a good time to visit Warsaw?
January is one of the better months to visit Warsaw. Crowds sit around 44/100, with typical highs near 1°C.
January is the quietest month of the year in Warsaw.
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What’s on in January
- New Year’s Day (1 January)
- Epiphany (6 January)
- Polish winter school holidays (two weeks in January or February, by region)
Best days in January
Weekdays are almost always calmer than weekends.
Tue is normally the calmest day of the week.
Best hours in January
The daily rhythm, hour by hour.
The 9:00 AM window is usually the calmest of the day.
Weather in January
Typical highs, lows and wet days.
How January compares
Every month in Warsaw, ranked by how calm it is.
Where to stay
The next January weekend, Friday to Sunday, for two adults (Jan 1 – 3, 2027). Change the dates on Booking.com; outside peak season, nightly rates tend to be lower.
Frequently asked questions
Is January a good month to visit Warsaw?
January is one of the better months to visit Warsaw. Crowds sit around 44/100, with typical highs near 1°C.
How crowded is Warsaw in January?
Warsaw sits at roughly 44/100 in January on our crowd scale, which is 17 points below the yearly average. The quietest month is January.
What is the weather like in Warsaw in January?
Expect highs around 1°C and lows near -4°C in January, with about 11 wet days across the month.
Sources
Weather: 1995–2024 averages from the ERA5 climate reanalysis (Copernicus, via Open-Meteo); rain days count days with at least 1 mm.
Monthly crowd index: calculated from recorded overnight stays (table tour_occ_nin2m, 2022–2025; area: Warsaw capital region (PL91)), published byEurostat.
Crowd scores are modelled estimates, not live counts.How the model works
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