Bogovinje weather in January

In January, Bogovinje sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 32% 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 Bogovinje's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bogovinje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:08 AM – 4:24 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bogovinje is village and seat of Bogovinje Municipality, Macedonia.

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 Bogovinje 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)
12-6
22-6
32-6
42-6
52-6
62-6
72-6
82-6
92-6
102-6
112-6
122-6
132-6
142-6
152-6
162-6
172-6
182-6
192-6
202-6
212-6
222-6
232-6
242-6
252-6
262-6
272-6
283-6
293-6
303-6
313-6

How January really feels in Bogovinje

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.

Bogovinje weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°6510.299.30.0
Feb / -5°65108.610.30.1
Mar / -2°8112.58.211.71.5
Apr13° / 9915.83.113.13.3
May18° / 11216.50.514.35.1
Jun23° / 11°8913.60156.4
Jul25° / 13°7411.2014.77.0
Aug25° / 13°639.8013.77.2
Sep21° / 6910.5012.36.5
Oct15° / 729.6110.94.8
Nov / 7410.33.89.61.9
Dec / -4°8111.47.990.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144753
154753
164654
174654
184555
194555
204555
214555
224456
234456
244456
254555
264555
274654
284654
294654
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bogovinje gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13528
23427
33327
43327
53226
63226
73126
83126
93026
103026
113026
123026
133026
143027
153127
163128
173229
183329
193330
203430
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303430
313430

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 5 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
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:10 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:09 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:104:09
29.07:104:10
39.07:104:11
49.07:104:12
59.07:104:13
69.17:104:14
79.17:104:15
89.17:104:15
99.17:104:16
109.17:094:17
119.27:094:18
129.27:094:19
139.27:094:20
149.27:084:21
159.27:084:23
169.37:084:24
179.37:074:25
189.37:074:26
199.37:064:27
209.47:064:28
219.47:054:29
229.47:054:30
239.57:044:32
249.57:034:33
259.57:034:34
269.67:024:35
279.67:014:36
289.67:004:38
299.77:004:39
309.76:594:40
319.76:584:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bogovinje?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bogovinje.

What to pack for Bogovinje in January

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

In January, Bogovinje sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bogovinje 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 Bogovinje peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bogovinje?

Bogovinje sits at 41.9°N, 20.9°E, 520 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Kamenjane, 3.0 km away.

ZelinoGostivarTearceDragash

Topography around Bogovinje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogovinje has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,327 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m.

The land around Bogovinje is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
771 m
16 km
2,327 m
80 km
2,576 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kamenjane 3.0 km · Negotino 6.0 km · Brvenica 7.0 km · Tetovo 11 km · Zelino 14 km · Gostivar 14 km · Tearce 20 km · Dragash 25 km

North Macedonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,490
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 595
Religion
Orthodox 46%Islam 32%Christian 13%Other 7%

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 Bogovinje (41.9224°, 20.9153°, elevation 520 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).