Bugojno weather in January

In January, Bugojno sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bugojno's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bugojno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:28 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bugojno is town in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Density
115/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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bugojno reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°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)
12-5
22-5
32-5
42-5
52-5
62-5
72-5
82-5
92-5
102-5
112-5
122-5
132-5
142-5
152-5
162-5
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182-5
192-5
202-5
212-5
221-5
231-5
241-6
251-6
261-6
271-6
281-6
291-6
301-6
312-6

How January really feels in Bugojno

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.

Bugojno 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 / -5°8711.1109.10.0
Feb / -5°9011.310.110.20.0
Mar / -2°9612.88.711.60.7
Apr12° / 11615.84.813.22.6
May17° / 11817.10.814.54.4
Jun20° / 10°10514.80.115.25.7
Jul23° / 12°9113.50156.5
Aug23° / 12°8012.3013.86.8
Sep18° / 9811.40.212.35.7
Oct14° / 10010.81.610.83.9
Nov / 11511.85.69.41.2
Dec / -4°11312.69.38.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53565
63565
73565
83565
93664
103664
113664
123664
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
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203862
213862
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283565
293565
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bugojno gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13932
23932
33832
43731
53731
63630
73630
83530
93530
103430
113430
123430
133430
143531
153531
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173533
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203634
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253734
263734
273734
283734
293734
303733
313733

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:314:16
28.87:314:17
38.87:314:18
48.87:314:18
58.87:314:19
68.87:314:20
78.87:314:21
88.97:314:22
98.97:304:23
108.97:304:24
118.97:304:25
128.97:304:26
139.07:294:27
149.07:294:29
159.07:294:30
169.07:284:31
179.17:284:32
189.17:274:33
199.17:274:34
209.27:264:36
219.27:254:37
229.27:254:38
239.37:244:39
249.37:234:41
259.37:234:42
269.47:224:43
279.47:214:44
289.47:204:46
299.57:194:47
309.57:184:48
319.57:174:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bugojno?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bugojno.

What to pack for Bugojno in January

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

In January, Bugojno sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°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 Bugojno 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 Bugojno peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bugojno?

Bugojno sits at 44.1°N, 17.5°E, 565 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Travnik, 25 km away.

TravnikJajceZenicaVisokoKonjicTeslicIlidžaSarajevo

Topography around Bugojno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bugojno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 595 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,263 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,114 m.

The land around Bugojno is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
1,263 m
80 km
2,114 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Travnik 25 km · Jajce 35 km · Zenica 40 km · Visoko 59 km · Konjic 61 km · Teslic 69 km · Ilidža 73 km · Sarajevo 76 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 Bugojno (44.0572°, 17.4508°, elevation 565 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).