Panagyurishte weather in January

In January, Panagyurishte sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 9.2 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 35% 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 Panagyurishte's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panagyurishte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:56 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Panagyurishte is city in Panagyurishte municipality, Pazardzhik oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
591/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 Panagyurishte 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 10°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
224-4
234-4
244-4
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
315-4

How January really feels in Panagyurishte

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.

Panagyurishte 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°376.84.59.20.0
Feb / -2°387.44.610.30.6
Mar11° / 539.93.711.62.6
Apr16° / 5611.60.913.14.7
May21° / 10°8414.7014.45.8
Jun25° / 14°7113.4015.16.4
Jul27° / 16°5911014.86.7
Aug27° / 15°377.9013.77.2
Sep23° / 12°406.6012.37.5
Oct17° / 4570.410.85.7
Nov10° / 375.91.79.62.6
Dec / -2°457.84.28.90.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165149
175149
185149
195149
205050
215050
225050
234951
244951
254852
264852
274852
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Panagyurishte gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12416
22315
32215
42215
52115
62114
72014
82014
91913
101913
111913
121913
131913
141913
151913
162013
172114
182114
192214
202315
212315
222315
232416
242416
252416
262517
272517
282517
292517
302517
312518

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 7 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
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:58 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:584:54
28.97:584:55
39.07:594:56
49.07:594:57
59.07:594:58
69.07:594:59
79.07:585:00
89.07:585:01
99.17:585:01
109.17:585:02
119.17:585:03
129.17:585:04
139.17:575:06
149.27:575:07
159.27:575:08
169.27:565:09
179.27:565:10
189.37:555:11
199.37:555:12
209.37:545:13
219.37:545:15
229.47:535:16
239.47:535:17
249.47:525:18
259.57:515:19
269.57:505:21
279.57:505:22
289.67:495:23
299.67:485:24
309.67:475:26
319.77:465:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Panagyurishte?

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 Panagyurishte.

What to pack for Panagyurishte in January

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

In January, Panagyurishte sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Panagyurishte 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 Panagyurishte peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Panagyurishte 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 Panagyurishte is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1215 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Panagyurishte?

Panagyurishte sits at 42.5°N, 24.2°E, 518 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Pazardzhik, 35 km away.

PazardzhikPeshteraKarlovoVelingradSamokovBotevgradPlovdivTroyan

Topography around Panagyurishte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Panagyurishte has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m around an average of 576 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,780 m.

The land around Panagyurishte is covered by grassland (37%), trees (26%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
334 m
16 km
1,267 m
80 km
2,780 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pazardzhik 35 km · Peshtera 52 km · Karlovo 52 km · Velingrad 55 km · Samokov 55 km · Botevgrad 56 km · Plovdiv 60 km · Troyan 62 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 Panagyurishte (42.4952°, 24.1902°, elevation 518 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).