Jajce in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Jajce sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 260 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Jajce's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jajce's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 4°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- -4°C
- Precipitation
- 260 mm
- 36 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Jajce in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.
A typical winter day in Jajce reaches about 4°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Jajce
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Jajce weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° / -4° | 82 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5° / -4° | 80 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 9° / -1° | 86 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 14° / 4° | 101 | 14 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 3.5 |
| May | 18° / 8° | 113 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 22° / 11° | 85 | 12.5 | 0 | 15.3 | 6.3 |
| Jul | 24° / 13° | 76 | 11.3 | 0 | 15 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 24° / 13° | 62 | 9.9 | 0 | 13.8 | 7.2 |
| Sep | 19° / 9° | 90 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 12.3 | 6.0 |
| Oct | 15° / 5° | 74 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 10.8 | 4.7 |
| Nov | 9° / 1° | 91 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 4° / -3° | 98 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Jajce gets around 260 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.7 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Jajce?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jajce.
What to pack for Jajce in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Jajce sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 36 days see rain.
UV index in Jajce in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jajce peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Jajce?
Jajce sits at 44.3°N, 17.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Travnik, 34 km away.
Topography around Jajce
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jajce.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Jajce has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m around an average of 549 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.
The land around Jajce is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (79%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (27%) within 80 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
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 Jajce (44.342°, 17.2706°, elevation 0 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.