Vitina weather in January

In January, Vitina sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vitina's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vitina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:07 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vitina is town in Kosovo.

Density
157/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 Vitina 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 9°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)
14-4
24-4
34-4
44-4
54-4
64-4
74-4
84-4
94-4
104-4
114-4
124-4
134-4
144-4
154-4
164-4
174-4
184-4
194-4
204-4
214-4
224-4
234-4
244-4
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Vitina

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.

Vitina 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°529.46.69.30.0
Feb / -2°539.56.310.30.6
Mar11° / 7412.1511.62.5
Apr16° / 8513.81.613.14.3
May20° / 9814.80.114.45.7
Jun25° / 12°78130156.5
Jul27° / 14°609.8014.86.8
Aug28° / 14°508.3013.76.9
Sep23° / 11°538.5012.37.1
Oct17° / 598.10.510.85.6
Nov10° / 599.72.99.62.4
Dec / -2°6710.66.190.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64555
74555
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134654
144555
154555
164555
174456
184555
194555
204456
214456
224456
234456
244258
254258
264357
274456
284456
294456
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vitina gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13121
23121
33121
43020
52920
62920
72920
82820
92820
102819
112719
122719
132719
142720
152820
162820
172921
182921
193022
203122
213122
223223
233223
243223
253323
263323
273323
283323
293323
303324
313324

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:57 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)
19.07:094:06
29.07:094:07
39.07:094:08
49.07:094:09
59.07:094:10
69.07:094:11
79.07:094:11
89.17:094:12
99.17:094:13
109.17:094:14
119.17:094:15
129.17:084:16
139.27:084:17
149.27:084:18
159.27:074:20
169.27:074:21
179.37:074:22
189.37:064:23
199.37:064:24
209.37:054:25
219.47:054:26
229.47:044:28
239.47:034:29
249.57:034:30
259.57:024:31
269.57:014:32
279.67:014:34
289.67:004:35
299.66:594:36
309.76:584:37
319.76:574:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
212.0Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vitina?

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 Vitina.

What to pack for Vitina in January

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

In January, Vitina sees daytime highs around 4°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 Vitina 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 Vitina peaks around July 15 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vitina?

Vitina sits at 42.3°N, 21.4°E, 501 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Ferizaj, 18 km away.

FerizajGjilanLipkovoShtimeŠuto OrizareButelČairGjorče Petro

Topography around Vitina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vitina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,542 m.

The land around Vitina is covered by cropland (62%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
1,200 m
80 km
2,542 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ferizaj 18 km · Gjilan 18 km · Lipkovo 26 km · Shtime 29 km · Šuto Orizare 32 km · Butel 33 km · Čair 35 km · Gjorče Petro 35 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 Vitina (42.3214°, 21.3583°, elevation 501 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).