Debar weather in January

In January, Debar sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 102 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Debar's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
102 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:08 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Debar is town in North 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 Debar 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 7°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
282-6
292-6
302-6
313-6

How January really feels in Debar

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.

Debar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°10210.68.89.30.0
Feb / -5°9810.48.110.30.0
Mar / -1°10412.16.811.71.3
Apr13° / 10514.82.813.13.0
May17° / 99150.214.35.1
Jun22° / 11°6511.2014.96.7
Jul24° / 13°518.9014.77.6
Aug25° / 13°447.9013.77.7
Sep20° / 10°809.2012.36.7
Oct15° / 949.30.510.94.9
Nov / 12110.92.99.71.9
Dec / -4°12411.87.39.10.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94456
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
174456
184456
194357
204456
214456
224456
234456
244456
254456
264456
274357
284357
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Debar gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13526
23525
33425
43325
53325
63325
73225
83225
93225
103225
113225
123225
133225
143226
153226
163327
173327
183428
193428
203529
213529
223530
233630
243630
253630
263630
273630
283530
293530
303530
313529

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
16calm
26calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:104:12
29.17:104:13
39.17:104:14
49.17:104:15
59.17:104:16
69.17:104:16
79.17:104:17
89.17:104:18
99.27:104:19
109.27:104:20
119.27:094:21
129.27:094:22
139.27:094:23
149.37:094:24
159.37:084:25
169.37:084:26
179.37:084:27
189.47:074:29
199.47:074:30
209.47:064:31
219.47:064:32
229.57:054:33
239.57:044:34
249.57:044:35
259.67:034:37
269.67:024:38
279.67:024:39
289.77:014:40
299.77:004:42
309.76:594:43
319.86:594:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Debar?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Debar.

What to pack for Debar in January

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

In January, Debar 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 Debar 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 Debar peaks around July 13 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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 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 Debar?

Debar sits at 41.5°N, 20.5°E, 667 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Centar Župa, 6.0 km away.

VevčaniKičevoStrugaLibrazhdGostivarNegotino

Topography around Debar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 968 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,945 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,708 m.

The land around Debar is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
968 m
16 km
1,945 m
80 km
2,708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Centar Župa 6.0 km · Bulqizë 25 km · Vevčani 32 km · Kičevo 36 km · Struga 41 km · Librazhd 42 km · Gostivar 44 km · Negotino 50 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 Debar (41.5229°, 20.522°, elevation 667 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).