Bijelo Polje weather in January

In January, Bijelo Polje sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°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 Bijelo Polje's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bijelo Polje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:16 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bijelo Polje is city in Montenegro.

Density
17/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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bijelo Polje reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 8°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)
12-5
22-5
32-5
42-5
52-5
62-5
72-5
82-5
92-5
102-5
112-5
122-5
132-5
142-5
152-5
162-5
172-6
182-6
192-6
202-6
212-6
222-6
232-6
242-6
252-6
262-6
272-6
282-6
292-6
302-6
312-6

How January really feels in Bijelo Polje

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.

Bijelo Polje weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7310.89.79.20.0
Feb / -5°8010.99.810.20.0
Mar / -2°9112.5911.61.0
Apr12° / 9014.33.713.12.9
May17° / 9114.50.614.44.9
Jun21° / 10°6312.4015.16.3
Jul24° / 12°5810.3014.87.2
Aug24° / 12°428.6013.87.5
Sep20° / 709.30.112.36.4
Oct15° / 729.11.110.84.5
Nov / 9410.84.59.51.6
Dec / -4°9911.88.98.90.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53763
63763
73763
83862
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
164060
174060
184060
194060
204060
213961
223961
233961
243961
253862
263862
273763
283763
293862
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bijelo Polje gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13832
23732
33632
43631
53530
63530
73429
83429
93329
103328
113328
123328
133329
143329
153330
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173431
183431
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203533
213533
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253734
263733
273733
283733
293633
303633
313633

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 6 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
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:18 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 4:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:184:10
28.97:184:11
38.97:184:12
48.97:184:13
58.97:184:14
68.97:184:15
79.07:184:16
89.07:184:16
99.07:184:17
109.07:184:18
119.07:174:19
129.17:174:21
139.17:174:22
149.17:164:23
159.17:164:24
169.27:164:25
179.27:154:26
189.27:154:27
199.27:144:28
209.37:144:30
219.37:134:31
229.37:134:32
239.47:124:33
249.47:114:34
259.47:104:36
269.57:104:37
279.57:094:38
289.57:084:39
299.67:074:41
309.67:064:42
319.67:054:43

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 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 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
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bijelo Polje?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bijelo Polje.

What to pack for Bijelo Polje in January

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

In January, Bijelo Polje sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bijelo Polje in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bijelo Polje peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bijelo Polje?

Bijelo Polje sits at 43.0°N, 19.7°E, 623 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Pljevlja, 47 km away.

PljevljaŽabljakPejëIstokDeçanNikšić

Topography around Bijelo Polje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bijelo Polje has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 705 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,592 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,594 m.

The land around Bijelo Polje is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
452 m
16 km
1,592 m
80 km
2,594 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pljevlja 47 km · Žabljak 52 km · Pejë 61 km · Novi Pazar 63 km · Istok 67 km · Deçan 71 km · Nikšić 72 km · Zlatibor 77 km

Montenegro travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,817
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
86%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Orthodox 72%Muslim 19%Catholic 3%other 2%

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 Bijelo Polje (43.0383°, 19.7476°, elevation 623 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).