Karnobat weather in January

In January, Karnobat sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Karnobat's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karnobat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:46 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Karnobat is city in Karnobat municipality, Burgas oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
180/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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Karnobat reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°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)
15-1
25-1
35-1
45-1
55-1
65-1
75-1
85-1
95-1
105-1
115-1
125-1
135-1
145-1
155-1
165-1
175-1
185-2
195-2
205-2
215-2
225-2
235-2
245-2
255-2
265-2
275-2
285-2
295-2
305-2
315-2

How January really feels in Karnobat

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.

Karnobat 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 / -2°527.349.20.0
Feb / -1°487.33.510.30.9
Mar11° / 609.42.711.62.6
Apr16° / 5910.20.513.14.9
May21° / 11°7311.6014.46.3
Jun25° / 15°6710.7015.16.8
Jul28° / 17°618.7014.86.8
Aug28° / 17°376.1013.77.0
Sep24° / 14°466.4012.37.6
Oct18° / 586.60.210.86.0
Nov11° / 516.81.19.63.1
Dec / -0°5782.98.90.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164060
174060
184060
194060
203961
214060
224060
234159
244159
254060
264159
274159
284258
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Karnobat gets around 52 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 27% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12613
22613
32513
42513
52413
62313
72313
82213
92113
102113
112013
122012
132012
142012
152012
162012
172112
182112
192212
202312
212412
222413
232513
242513
252613
262614
272614
282714
292714
302715
312715

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:484:43
28.97:484:44
38.97:484:44
49.07:484:45
59.07:484:46
69.07:484:47
79.07:484:48
89.07:484:49
99.07:484:50
109.17:474:51
119.17:474:52
129.17:474:53
139.17:474:54
149.17:464:55
159.27:464:56
169.27:464:57
179.27:454:58
189.27:454:59
199.37:445:01
209.37:445:02
219.37:435:03
229.47:425:04
239.47:425:05
249.47:415:07
259.57:405:08
269.57:405:09
279.57:395:10
289.67:385:12
299.67:375:13
309.67:365:14
319.77:355:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Karnobat?

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 Karnobat.

What to pack for Karnobat in January

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

In January, Karnobat sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Karnobat 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 Karnobat peaks around July 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karnobat?

Karnobat sits at 42.6°N, 27.0°E, 208 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Aytos, 23 km away.

BurgasYambolSlivenNessebarShumenTargovishteNova Zagora

Topography around Karnobat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karnobat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m.

The land around Karnobat is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
1,266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Aytos 23 km · Burgas 43 km · Yambol 44 km · Sliven 54 km · Nessebar 62 km · Shumen 69 km · Targovishte 75 km · Nova Zagora 81 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 Karnobat (42.65°, 26.9833°, elevation 208 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).