Mitrovicë weather in January

In January, Mitrovicë sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mitrovicë's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mitrovicë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:11 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mitrovicë is city in Kosovo.

Density
306/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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mitrovicë reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-4
23-4
33-4
43-4
53-4
63-4
73-4
83-4
93-4
103-4
113-4
123-4
133-4
143-4
153-4
163-4
173-4
183-4
193-4
203-4
213-4
223-4
233-4
243-4
253-4
263-4
273-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Mitrovicë

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.

Mitrovicë weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°448.86.79.20.0
Feb / -3°448.8710.20.3
Mar10° / 61115.411.62.3
Apr15° / 6912213.14.3
May20° / 7413.20.114.45.8
Jun24° / 12°6311.8015.16.7
Jul26° / 14°539.6014.87.0
Aug27° / 14°408.4013.87.2
Sep22° / 10°498012.37.0
Oct16° / 487.50.910.85.3
Nov10° / 508.43.29.52.2
Dec / -3°579.66.88.90.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164159
174060
184060
194060
204060
214060
223961
233961
243961
253961
263862
273961
283961
293961
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mitrovicë gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13024
23023
32923
42922
52821
62821
72721
82720
92720
102620
112620
122620
132620
142620
152620
162621
172721
182722
192822
202822
212923
222923
232923
242923
253023
263023
273023
283023
292923
302923
312923

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
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 7:13 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 4:06 PM to 4:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:134:06
28.97:134:07
38.97:134:08
48.97:134:09
58.97:134:10
69.07:134:11
79.07:134:12
89.07:134:13
99.07:134:13
109.07:134:14
119.17:124:16
129.17:124:17
139.17:124:18
149.17:124:19
159.17:114:20
169.27:114:21
179.27:104:22
189.27:104:23
199.37:094:24
209.37:094:26
219.37:084:27
229.37:084:28
239.47:074:29
249.47:064:30
259.47:064:32
269.57:054:33
279.57:044:34
289.57:034:35
299.67:024:37
309.67:014:38
319.67:014:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Dim
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mitrovicë?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mitrovicë.

What to pack for Mitrovicë in January

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

In January, Mitrovicë sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mitrovicë 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 Mitrovicë peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mitrovicë 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 Mitrovicë is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1915 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mitrovicë?

Mitrovicë sits at 42.9°N, 20.9°E, 509 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Zvečan, 3.0 km away.

VushtrriLeposaviqPodujevaGlogovacKosovo PoljeIstokPristina

Topography around Mitrovicë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mitrovicë has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,462 m.

The land around Mitrovicë is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
292 m
16 km
1,151 m
80 km
2,462 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Zvečan 3.0 km · Vushtrri 11 km · Leposaviq 25 km · Podujeva 27 km · Glogovac 28 km · Kosovo Polje 31 km · Istok 33 km · Pristina 34 km

Kosovo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,899
2025
Homicide rate
1.9
per 100k, 2021
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Roman Catholic 2%Orthodox 2%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 Mitrovicë (42.8833°, 20.8667°, elevation 509 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).