Harmanli weather in January

In January, Harmanli sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Harmanli's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harmanli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:48 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Harmanli is city in Harmanli municipality, Haskovo oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
368/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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Harmanli reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-1
26-1
36-1
46-1
56-1
66-1
76-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
136-1
146-1
156-1
166-1
176-1
186-1
196-1
206-1
216-1
226-1
236-1
246-1
256-1
266-1
276-1
286-1
296-1
307-1
317-1

How January really feels in Harmanli

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.

Harmanli weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°517.33.19.30.4
Feb / 497.32.410.31.6
Mar12° / 608.81.911.73.5
Apr18° / 548.90.313.15.8
May23° / 12°6711.3014.36.7
Jun27° / 16°559.40156.5
Jul30° / 18°506.6014.75.6
Aug31° / 18°284.4013.75.7
Sep26° / 14°415.6012.37.7
Oct19° / 10°606.40.110.96.7
Nov13° / 546.50.89.63.8
Dec / 627.82.591.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84456
94456
104456
114555
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184456
194456
204456
214555
224555
234555
244654
254654
264654
274654
284654
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Harmanli gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12511
22511
32411
42411
52411
62311
72311
82210
92110
102110
112010
12209
13209
14209
15209
16219
17219
18229
19229
20239
21249
22249
232510
242510
252510
262510
272610
282611
292611
302611
312611

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:50 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:504:49
29.07:504:50
39.07:504:51
49.07:504:52
59.07:504:53
69.17:504:54
79.17:504:55
89.17:504:55
99.17:504:56
109.17:494:57
119.27:494:58
129.27:494:59
139.27:495:00
149.27:485:02
159.27:485:03
169.37:485:04
179.37:475:05
189.37:475:06
199.37:465:07
209.47:465:08
219.47:455:09
229.47:455:10
239.57:445:12
249.57:435:13
259.57:435:14
269.67:425:15
279.67:415:16
289.67:415:18
299.77:405:19
309.77:395:20
319.77:385:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Harmanli?

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

0.4
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 Harmanli.

What to pack for Harmanli in January

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

In January, Harmanli sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Harmanli 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 Harmanli peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Harmanli 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 Harmanli is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Sep 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Harmanli?

Harmanli sits at 41.9°N, 25.9°E, 61 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Dimitrovgrad, 28 km away.

SvilengradKardzhaliChirpanStara ZagoraParvomayEdirne

Topography around Harmanli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harmanli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,691 m.

The land around Harmanli is covered by trees (29%), grassland (29%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), grassland (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), trees (35%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
361 m
80 km
1,691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Dimitrovgrad 28 km · Haskovo 29 km · Svilengrad 31 km · Kardzhali 55 km · Chirpan 56 km · Stara Zagora 60 km · Parvomay 60 km · Edirne 61 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 Harmanli (41.9323°, 25.9017°, elevation 61 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).