Velika Gorica weather in January

In January, Velika Gorica sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Velika Gorica's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velika Gorica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:39 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Velika Gorica is human settlement in Croatia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 21.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Velika Gorica reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°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 on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-2
24-2
35-2
45-2
55-2
65-2
75-2
85-2
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-2
135-1
145-1
155-2
165-2
175-2
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 Velika Gorica

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.

Velika Gorica weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°508.14.38.90.0
Feb / -1°568.33.710.11.0
Mar13° / 599.5211.63.5
Apr17° / 6710.50.413.35.4
May22° / 11°8712.7014.76.3
Jun26° / 15°8411.4015.46.5
Jul28° / 17°7710.6015.16.1
Aug28° / 17°819.4013.96.3
Sep23° / 12°9410012.36.7
Oct17° / 809.10.110.75.4
Nov10° / 809.61.69.32.4
Dec / -1°689.63.28.60.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143763
153763
163565
173565
183565
193466
203466
213367
223367
233367
243367
253367
263367
273466
283466
293565
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Velika Gorica gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13113
23013
33013
42912
52912
62812
72712
82712
92612
102512
112512
122412
132412
142412
152412
162413
172413
182414
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202514
212515
222515
232515
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252515
262515
272514
282514
292514
302414
312514

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:434:15
28.67:434:16
38.67:434:17
48.67:434:18
58.67:434:19
68.67:424:20
78.67:424:21
88.77:424:22
98.77:424:23
108.77:424:24
118.77:414:25
128.87:414:26
138.87:414:27
148.87:404:28
158.87:404:30
168.97:394:31
178.97:394:32
188.97:384:33
198.97:384:34
209.07:374:36
219.07:364:37
229.07:354:38
239.17:354:40
249.17:344:41
259.27:334:42
269.27:324:44
279.27:314:45
289.37:304:47
299.37:294:48
309.37:284:49
319.47:274:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Velika Gorica?

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 Velika Gorica.

What to pack for Velika Gorica in January

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

In January, Velika Gorica sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Velika Gorica 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 Velika Gorica peaks around July 15 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Velika Gorica 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 Velika Gorica is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Velika Gorica's WHO annual average of 21.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2226 µg/m³Sep 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Velika Gorica?

Velika Gorica sits at 45.7°N, 16.1°E, 107 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Centar, 14 km away.

ZaprešićSamoborSisakKarlovacŽumberak

Topography around Velika Gorica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velika Gorica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,084 m.

The land around Velika Gorica is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
1,084 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Centar 14 km · Sesvete 14 km · Zagreb 14 km · Zaprešić 26 km · Samobor 30 km · Sisak 36 km · Karlovac 48 km · Žumberak 52 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 Velika Gorica (45.7125°, 16.0756°, elevation 107 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).