Lukavac weather in January

In January, Lukavac sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Lukavac's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukavac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:25 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lukavac is town in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 42.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
132/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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lukavac reaches about 4°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 -3°C and 12°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)
14-3
24-3
34-3
44-3
54-3
64-3
75-2
85-2
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-2
135-2
145-2
155-2
164-2
174-2
184-2
194-2
204-2
214-3
224-3
234-3
244-3
254-3
264-3
274-3
284-3
294-3
305-3
315-3

How January really feels in Lukavac

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.

Lukavac weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°66117.990.0
Feb / -2°6711.2710.10.6
Mar11° / 7912.24.711.62.8
Apr16° / 9313.51.513.24.6
May21° / 10°11214.80.114.65.7
Jun24° / 14°10713.5015.36.4
Jul26° / 15°9411.50156.7
Aug27° / 15°699.9013.96.9
Sep22° / 11°8210.6012.36.6
Oct17° / 688.90.510.75.5
Nov11° / 7210.43.39.42.6
Dec / -1°76126.88.70.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
113961
123961
133862
143862
153862
163862
173763
183862
193862
203763
213763
223664
233664
243565
253565
263565
273664
283664
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lukavac gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in January, the driest month. 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13925
23825
33825
43725
53624
63624
73524
83423
93423
103323
113323
123323
133323
143323
153324
163324
173425
183426
193526
203527
213627
223627
233628
243628
253627
263627
273627
283626
293626
303626
313525

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 4:10 PM to 4:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:284:10
28.77:284:11
38.77:284:11
48.77:284:12
58.77:284:13
68.87:284:14
78.87:284:15
88.87:284:16
98.87:284:17
108.87:284:18
118.97:274:19
128.97:274:20
138.97:274:21
148.97:264:23
159.07:264:24
169.07:254:25
179.07:254:26
189.07:244:27
199.17:244:29
209.17:234:30
219.17:234:31
229.27:224:32
239.27:214:34
249.27:204:35
259.37:204:36
269.37:194:37
279.37:184:39
289.47:174:40
299.47:164:41
309.57:154:43
319.57:144:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lukavac?

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 Lukavac.

What to pack for Lukavac in January

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

In January, Lukavac sees daytime highs around 4°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 Lukavac 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 Lukavac peaks around July 24 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowJul 24UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lukavac 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 Lukavac is worst in April — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 28 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Lukavac's WHO annual average of 42.8 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 1857 µg/m³Dec 1829 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct35Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lukavac?

Lukavac sits at 44.5°N, 18.5°E, 194 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Tuzla, 11 km away.

GračanicaGradačacDobojBrčkoTeslicLoznicaBijeljina

Topography around Lukavac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukavac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,848 m.

The land around Lukavac is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
1,848 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tuzla 11 km · Gračanica 25 km · Gradačac 38 km · Doboj 41 km · Brčko 43 km · Teslic 53 km · Loznica 57 km · Bijeljina 60 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 Lukavac (44.5425°, 18.5262°, elevation 194 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).