Brčko weather in January

In January, Brčko sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Brčko's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brčko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:25 AM – 4:23 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brčko is city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Density
97/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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Brčko reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-3
24-3
34-3
44-3
54-3
65-3
75-3
85-3
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-2
135-2
145-2
155-2
165-2
175-2
184-2
194-2
204-3
214-3
224-3
234-3
244-3
254-3
264-3
275-3
285-3
295-3
305-3
315-3

How January really feels in Brčko

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.

Brčko weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5910.25.890.0
Feb / -2°5910.25.310.10.9
Mar12° / 7011.52.811.63.3
Apr18° / 76120.613.25.2
May22° / 11°9413.8014.66.1
Jun26° / 15°9512.3015.36.5
Jul28° / 16°84110156.4
Aug28° / 16°648.9013.96.6
Sep23° / 12°7410.1012.36.8
Oct18° / 648.20.210.75.9
Nov11° / 669.92.59.42.8
Dec / -1°6710.858.70.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63763
73763
83862
93862
103862
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163565
173466
183466
193367
203367
213367
223367
233268
243268
253268
263466
273367
283367
293367
303466
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Brčko gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13719
23619
33618
43518
53417
63316
73316
83215
93115
103114
113014
123014
133014
143015
153015
163016
173117
183117
193218
203219
213320
223321
233421
243421
253422
263422
273321
283321
293321
303320
313320

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 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 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 7:28 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 4:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:284:07
28.77:284:08
38.77:284:09
48.77:284:10
58.77:284:11
68.77:284:12
78.77:284:13
88.87:284:14
98.87:284:15
108.87:284:16
118.87:274:17
128.97:274:18
138.97:274:19
148.97:264:20
158.97:264:21
169.07:254:23
179.07:254:24
189.07:244:25
199.07:244:26
209.17:234:28
219.17:224:29
229.17:224:30
239.27:214:31
249.27:204:33
259.27:204:34
269.37:194:35
279.37:184:37
289.47:174:38
299.47:164:39
309.47:154:41
319.57:144:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Brčko?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brčko.

What to pack for Brčko in January

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

In January, Brčko sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Brčko in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brčko peaks around July 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highModerateLowJul 20UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Brčko in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Brčko is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1516 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brčko?

Brčko sits at 44.9°N, 18.8°E, 92 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Gradačac, 31 km away.

GradačacBijeljinaTuzlaLukavacGračanicaVinkovciLoznicaVukovar

Topography around Brčko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brčko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,281 m.

The land around Brčko is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
298 m
80 km
1,281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Gradačac 31 km · Bijeljina 34 km · Tuzla 39 km · Lukavac 43 km · Gračanica 44 km · Vinkovci 46 km · Loznica 51 km · Vukovar 55 km

Bosnia and Herzegovina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,382
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
86%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 591
Religion
Muslim 51%Orthodox 31%Roman Catholic 15%other 1%

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 Brčko (44.8716°, 18.8163°, elevation 92 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).