Asenovgrad weather in January

In January, Asenovgrad sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Asenovgrad's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asenovgrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:52 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Asenovgrad is city in Asenovgrad municipality, Plovdiv oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 52.3 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
702/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 Asenovgrad reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°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)
14-4
24-4
34-4
44-4
54-4
64-4
74-4
84-4
94-4
104-4
114-4
124-4
134-4
144-4
154-4
164-4
174-4
184-4
194-4
204-4
214-4
224-4
234-4
244-4
255-4
265-4
275-4
285-4
295-4
305-4
315-4

How January really feels in Asenovgrad

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.

Asenovgrad weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°587.85.49.30.0
Feb / -2°588.14.710.30.7
Mar11° / 7910.73.911.72.6
Apr16° / 8010.90.913.14.7
May20° / 10°10211.8014.36.2
Jun24° / 13°1039.90157.1
Jul27° / 15°787.6014.77.5
Aug27° / 15°505.7013.77.8
Sep22° / 11°787012.37.6
Oct17° / 627.90.410.95.7
Nov11° / 5771.79.62.9
Dec / -2°709.44.990.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75545
85644
95644
105644
115743
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185644
195644
205545
215545
225446
235446
245446
255347
265347
275347
285248
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Asenovgrad gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12718
22618
32618
42518
52518
62418
72318
82317
92217
102217
112216
122116
132116
142216
152216
162316
172316
182416
192517
202517
212617
222617
232717
242718
252718
262718
272718
282818
292818
302818
312818

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 7:54 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:544:53
29.07:544:54
39.07:544:55
49.07:544:56
59.07:544:57
69.17:544:58
79.17:544:58
89.17:544:59
99.17:545:00
109.17:545:01
119.17:545:02
129.27:535:03
139.27:535:04
149.27:535:05
159.27:525:06
169.37:525:08
179.37:525:09
189.37:515:10
199.37:515:11
209.47:505:12
219.47:505:13
229.47:495:14
239.57:485:16
249.57:485:17
259.57:475:18
269.57:465:19
279.67:465:20
289.67:455:22
299.67:445:23
309.77:435:24
319.77:425:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Asenovgrad?

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 Asenovgrad.

What to pack for Asenovgrad in January

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

In January, Asenovgrad sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Asenovgrad in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asenovgrad peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Asenovgrad?

Asenovgrad sits at 42.0°N, 24.9°E, 226 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Plovdiv, 18 km away.

ParvomayRakovskiChirpanPeshteraPazardzhikSmolyanHaskovo

Topography around Asenovgrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asenovgrad has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,402 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,294 m.

The land around Asenovgrad is covered by trees (31%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
646 m
16 km
1,402 m
80 km
2,294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Plovdiv 18 km · Parvomay 30 km · Rakovski 31 km · Chirpan 44 km · Peshtera 47 km · Pazardzhik 48 km · Smolyan 51 km · Haskovo 58 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

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 Asenovgrad (42.0167°, 24.8667°, elevation 226 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).