Pula weather in January

In January, Pula sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°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 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 Pula's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:45 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Pula is city and settlement in Istria County, Croatia.

Density
971/km²
people per km²
Founded
~176 BCE

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pula reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Pula weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 709.20.392.1
Feb / 758.60.610.12.1
Mar11° / 708.70.211.63.0
Apr14° / 12°669013.24.4
May18° / 16°648.4014.66.4
Jun23° / 20°476.6015.37.7
Jul25° / 23°394.90158.2
Aug26° / 23°526013.98.0
Sep22° / 20°1159.4012.37.0
Oct18° / 16°12811.2010.75.9
Nov14° / 12°14913.409.43.9
Dec11° / 10410.80.28.72.7

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54852
64852
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314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pula gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1331
2331
3321
4321
5310
6310
7300
8300
9290
10290
11290
12291
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22291
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31302

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
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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 7:48 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 5:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:484:27
28.77:484:28
38.77:484:29
48.77:484:30
58.77:484:31
68.77:484:32
78.77:484:33
88.87:484:34
98.87:484:35
108.87:474:36
118.87:474:37
128.97:474:38
138.97:474:39
148.97:464:40
158.97:464:41
169.07:454:43
179.07:454:44
189.07:444:45
199.07:444:46
209.17:434:47
219.17:424:49
229.17:424:50
239.27:414:51
249.27:404:53
259.27:394:54
269.37:394:55
279.37:384:57
289.47:374:58
299.47:364:59
309.47:355:01
319.57:345:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.5Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pula

In seasonPeak

In January, Pula sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pula's rainy season runs September–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Pula?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pula.

What to pack for Pula in January

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

In January, Pula sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Pula in January

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 11 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Pula 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 Pula peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pula?

Pula sits at 44.9°N, 13.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Rovinj, 29 km away.

RovinjCresRijekaKoperPiranTriesteDivačaPostojna

Topography around Pula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,378 m.

The land around Pula is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (25%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
1,378 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Rovinj 29 km · Cres 46 km · Rijeka 69 km · Koper 76 km · Piran 76 km · Trieste 87 km · Divača 91 km · Postojna 105 km

Croatia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$27,104
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
87%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 617
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other Christian 5%none or atheist 5%Orthodox 3%

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 Pula (44.8683°, 13.8481°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).