Librazhd weather in January

In January, Librazhd sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 109 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Librazhd's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Librazhd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
109 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:08 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Librazhd is town in 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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Librazhd reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 10°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)
16-2
26-2
36-3
46-3
56-3
66-3
76-3
86-3
96-3
106-3
116-3
126-3
136-3
146-3
156-3
166-3
176-3
186-3
196-3
206-3
216-3
226-3
236-3
246-3
256-3
266-3
276-3
286-3
296-3
306-3
316-3

How January really feels in Librazhd

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.

Librazhd weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°10910.96.59.40.3
Feb / -2°10810.8610.31.1
Mar11° / 11612.34.711.72.7
Apr15° / 11714.81.413.14.1
May20° / 10514.20.114.35.8
Jun24° / 13°6711.1014.97.0
Jul27° / 15°498.7014.77.3
Aug27° / 15°387.8013.67.4
Sep23° / 12°829.3012.37.2
Oct18° / 1029.60.310.96.0
Nov12° / 12310.91.99.73.3
Dec / -1°13812.25.29.10.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
74951
85050
94951
104951
115050
125050
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
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194951
204951
214951
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234951
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264951
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284951
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Librazhd gets around 109 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13618
23618
33518
43518
53418
63418
73418
83318
93318
103318
113318
123218
133318
143319
153319
163419
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203622
213622
223623
233723
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253723
263723
273723
283623
293623
303623
313623

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 4:14 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:104:14
29.17:104:15
39.17:104:16
49.17:104:17
59.17:104:18
69.17:104:18
79.27:104:19
89.27:104:20
99.27:104:21
109.27:094:22
119.27:094:23
129.37:094:24
139.37:094:25
149.37:084:26
159.37:084:27
169.37:084:28
179.47:074:29
189.47:074:30
199.47:074:32
209.47:064:33
219.57:064:34
229.57:054:35
239.57:044:36
249.67:044:37
259.67:034:38
269.67:024:40
279.77:024:41
289.77:014:42
299.77:004:43
309.86:594:44
319.86:594:46

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 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 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
51.8Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Librazhd?

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

0.3
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 Librazhd.

What to pack for Librazhd in January

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

In January, Librazhd sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Librazhd 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 Librazhd peaks around July 15 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 15UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Librazhd?

Librazhd sits at 41.2°N, 20.3°E, 251 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Elbasan, 21 km away.

ElbasanVevčaniStrugaBulqizëCentar ŽupaOhridPogradecDebar

Topography around Librazhd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Librazhd has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,107 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m.

The land around Librazhd is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
587 m
16 km
2,107 m
80 km
2,709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Elbasan 21 km · Vevčani 24 km · Struga 30 km · Bulqizë 36 km · Centar Župa 39 km · Ohrid 41 km · Pogradec 42 km · Debar 42 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 Librazhd (41.1794°, 20.315°, elevation 251 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).