Kuçovë weather in January

In January, Kuçovë sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kuçovë's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuçovë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:08 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Kuçovë is City in Albania.

Density
194/km²
people per km²

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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kuçovë reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
391
490
590
690
790
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
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17101
18101
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20101
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How January really feels in Kuçovë

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.

Kuçovë weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 749.62.59.42.2
Feb11° / 819.72.810.42.7
Mar14° / 9311.11.711.74.3
Apr18° / 9313.50.113.15.4
May23° / 11°7811.6014.26.7
Jun27° / 15°488.5014.97.0
Jul30° / 17°316.1014.66.1
Aug30° / 17°315.7013.65.9
Sep26° / 14°798.8012.37.3
Oct21° / 10°898.6010.96.9
Nov16° / 10210.50.59.74.8
Dec11° / 10311.11.59.12.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85644
95545
105545
115545
125545
135446
145446
155347
165347
175248
185248
195248
205149
215149
225050
235050
245149
255050
265050
274951
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kuçovë gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1337
2327
3327
4317
5307
6307
7297
8296
9286
10286
11286
12286
13286
14286
15286
16296
17296
18307
19317
20318
21328
22329
23339
243310
253310
263311
273411
283311
293311
303311
313311

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
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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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 4:17 PM to 4:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:104:17
29.17:104:18
39.17:104:19
49.27:104:19
59.27:104:20
69.27:104:21
79.27:104:22
89.27:104:23
99.27:104:24
109.37:104:25
119.37:104:26
129.37:094:27
139.37:094:28
149.37:094:29
159.47:094:30
169.47:084:31
179.47:084:32
189.47:084:33
199.57:074:34
209.57:074:35
219.57:064:36
229.57:064:38
239.67:054:39
249.67:044:40
259.67:044:41
269.77:034:42
279.77:024:43
289.77:024:45
299.77:014:46
309.87:004:47
319.86:594:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kuçovë?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuçovë.

What to pack for Kuçovë in January

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

In January, Kuçovë sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kuçovë in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 6 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Kuçovë 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 Kuçovë peaks around July 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kuçovë?

Kuçovë sits at 40.8°N, 19.9°E, 58 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Berat, 11 km away.

LushnjëPatosPatos FshatPeqinFier-ÇifçiFierElbasan

Topography around Kuçovë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuçovë has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,174 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,377 m.

The land around Kuçovë is covered by trees (46%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (28%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
281 m
16 km
1,174 m
80 km
2,377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Berat 11 km · Lushnjë 24 km · Patos 28 km · Patos Fshat 28 km · Peqin 31 km · Fier-Çifçi 31 km · Fier 31 km · Elbasan 37 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 Kuçovë (40.8003°, 19.9167°, elevation 58 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).