Bulqizë weather in January

In January, Bulqizë sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 131 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bulqizë's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulqizë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
131 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:09 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bulqizë is town of Albania.

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bulqizë reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-5
23-5
33-5
43-5
53-5
63-5
73-5
83-5
93-5
103-5
113-5
123-5
133-5
143-5
153-5
163-5
173-5
183-5
193-5
203-5
213-5
223-5
233-5
243-5
253-5
263-5
274-5
284-5
294-5
304-5
314-5

How January really feels in Bulqizë

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.

Bulqizë weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°13111.57.89.30.0
Feb / -4°12911.47.210.30.2
Mar / -1°13913.26.111.71.8
Apr14° / 14416.1213.13.3
May18° / 13416.30.114.35.2
Jun23° / 11°9112.2014.96.7
Jul25° / 14°689.6014.77.4
Aug26° / 14°599.4013.77.4
Sep21° / 10°11010.6012.36.6
Oct16° / 13010.80.310.95.2
Nov11° / 15611.92.29.72.4
Dec / -3°16613.36.39.10.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104951
114951
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194852
204852
214852
224852
234852
244753
254753
264654
274654
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bulqizë gets around 131 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13823
23822
33722
43622
53622
63522
73522
83522
93422
103421
113421
123421
133422
143522
153522
163623
173624
183724
193825
203826
213826
223927
233927
243928
253928
263928
273928
283928
293928
303928
313927

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:114:14
29.17:114:14
39.17:114:15
49.17:114:16
59.17:114:17
69.17:114:18
79.17:114:19
89.17:114:20
99.27:114:21
109.27:114:22
119.27:114:23
129.27:104:24
139.27:104:25
149.37:104:26
159.37:094:27
169.37:094:28
179.37:094:29
189.47:084:30
199.47:084:31
209.47:074:32
219.47:074:33
229.57:064:34
239.57:064:36
249.57:054:37
259.67:044:38
269.67:044:39
279.67:034:40
289.77:024:42
299.77:014:43
309.77:014:44
319.87:004:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bulqizë?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bulqizë.

What to pack for Bulqizë in January

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

In January, Bulqizë sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bulqizë in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bulqizë peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bulqizë?

Bulqizë sits at 41.5°N, 20.2°E, 775 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Debar, 25 km away.

DebarCentar ŽupaLibrazhdKrujëTiranaVevčaniFushë-KrujëElbasan

Topography around Bulqizë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulqizë has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 m around an average of 1,117 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m.

The land around Bulqizë is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,293 m
16 km
1,898 m
80 km
2,709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Debar 25 km · Centar Župa 28 km · Librazhd 36 km · Krujë 36 km · Tirana 38 km · Vevčani 42 km · Fushë-Krujë 42 km · Elbasan 44 km

Albania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$12,998
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 532
Religion
Muslim 57%Roman Catholic 10%Orthodox 7%other 6%

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 Bulqizë (41.4917°, 20.2219°, elevation 775 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).