Zenica weather in January

In January, Zenica sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 9.1 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 Zenica's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zenica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:27 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zenica is city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 48.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,823/km²
people per km²
Founded
~350 CE

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 Zenica 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 11°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
74-3
84-3
94-3
104-3
114-3
124-3
134-3
144-3
154-3
164-3
174-3
184-3
194-3
204-3
214-3
224-3
234-3
244-3
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Zenica

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.

Zenica 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°7711.99.29.10.0
Feb / -3°80129.110.20.3
Mar10° / 8912.96.711.62.2
Apr15° / 10614.72.613.24.0
May19° / 12015.40.114.55.4
Jun23° / 12°11614.4015.36.2
Jul25° / 14°10412.90156.6
Aug25° / 14°8011.7013.86.8
Sep21° / 10°9411.7012.36.2
Oct16° / 8210.10.810.85.0
Nov10° / 9011.34.49.42.2
Dec / -2°9213.18.48.70.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53763
63862
73862
83862
93862
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
183862
193862
203664
213664
223664
233664
243565
253565
263565
273565
283565
293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zenica gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14229
24129
34029
44028
53928
63827
73727
83727
93726
103626
113626
123626
133627
143727
153728
163728
173829
183830
193930
203931
213931
223932
233932
243932
253932
263932
273831
283831
293831
303731
313731

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 7:30 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 4:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:304:14
28.77:304:14
38.87:304:15
48.87:304:16
58.87:304:17
68.87:304:18
78.87:294:19
88.87:294:20
98.97:294:21
108.97:294:22
118.97:294:23
128.97:284:24
139.07:284:25
149.07:284:26
159.07:274:27
169.07:274:29
179.17:264:30
189.17:264:31
199.17:254:32
209.17:254:33
219.27:244:35
229.27:234:36
239.27:234:37
249.37:224:38
259.37:214:40
269.37:204:41
279.47:204:42
289.47:194:44
299.57:184:45
309.57:174:46
319.57:164:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.52 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
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zenica?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zenica.

What to pack for Zenica in January

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

In January, Zenica sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zenica 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 Zenica peaks around July 17 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 17UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zenica?

Zenica sits at 44.2°N, 17.9°E, 325 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Travnik, 19 km away.

TravnikVisokoBugojnoTeslicIlidžaJajceSarajevoDoboj

Topography around Zenica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zenica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,076 m.

The land around Zenica is covered by trees (46%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
437 m
16 km
1,143 m
80 km
2,076 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Travnik 19 km · Visoko 32 km · Bugojno 40 km · Teslic 45 km · Ilidža 52 km · Jajce 53 km · Sarajevo 53 km · Doboj 61 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 Zenica (44.2017°, 17.904°, elevation 325 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).