Žabljak weather in January

In January, Žabljak sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°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 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 Žabljak's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Žabljak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
103 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:19 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Žabljak is village in Montenegro.

Density
4/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Žabljak reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°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)
11-6
21-6
31-6
41-6
51-6
61-6
71-6
81-6
91-6
101-6
111-6
121-6
131-6
141-6
151-6
161-6
171-6
181-6
191-6
201-6
211-6
220-6
230-6
240-6
251-6
261-6
271-6
281-6
291-6
301-6
311-6

How January really feels in Žabljak

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.

Žabljak weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°10313139.20.0
Feb / -5°10812.712.810.20.0
Mar / -3°1141412.111.60.4
Apr10° / 10915.16.413.12.1
May16° / 12517.81.314.44.0
Jun20° / 10°10215.40.115.15.6
Jul22° / 11°9413.7014.96.3
Aug22° / 11°8112.9013.86.5
Sep18° / 10812.40.312.35.4
Oct13° / 9810.42.110.83.6
Nov / -1°122125.99.51.0
Dec / -5°12713.311.78.90.0

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 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43169
53070
63070
73169
83268
93268
103268
113169
123367
133367
143367
153367
163367
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Žabljak gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14442
24442
34442
44342
54341
64241
74241
84141
94140
104140
114140
124141
134141
144141
154141
164242
174242
184243
194243
204243
214343
224343
234343
244343
254343
264343
274343
284343
294343
304343
314243

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 7 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
307calm
317calm

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 7:21 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:214:12
28.97:214:13
38.97:214:14
48.97:214:15
58.97:214:16
68.97:214:17
78.97:214:18
89.07:214:19
99.07:214:20
109.07:214:21
119.07:204:22
129.07:204:23
139.17:204:24
149.17:194:25
159.17:194:26
169.17:194:27
179.27:184:28
189.27:184:29
199.27:174:30
209.37:174:32
219.37:164:33
229.37:154:34
239.37:154:35
249.47:144:37
259.47:134:38
269.47:134:39
279.57:124:40
289.57:114:42
299.57:104:43
309.67:094:44
319.67:084:45

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 6.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
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
232.0Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Žabljak?

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 Žabljak.

What to pack for Žabljak in January

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

In January, Žabljak sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Žabljak 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 Žabljak peaks around July 18 at about 10 (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 18UV 10Dec 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 Žabljak?

Žabljak sits at 43.2°N, 19.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Pljevlja, 29 km away.

PljevljaNikšićBijelo PoljePodgoricaTrebinjePerast

Topography around Žabljak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Žabljak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m around an average of 1,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Žabljak is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
344 m
16 km
1,921 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pljevlja 29 km · Nikšić 45 km · Bijelo Polje 52 km · Goražde 58 km · Zlatibor 79 km · Podgorica 80 km · Trebinje 80 km · Perast 82 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 Žabljak (43.1542°, 19.1232°, elevation 0 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).