Vevčani weather in January

In January, Vevčani sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vevčani's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vevčani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
107 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:07 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vevčani is village and seat of Vevčani Municipality, 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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vevčani reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 7°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)
14-3
24-3
34-3
44-3
54-3
64-3
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
314-3

How January really feels in Vevčani

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.

Vevčani weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°10711.38.79.40.0
Feb / -3°9811.17.310.30.3
Mar / 10712.66.111.71.8
Apr14° / 10114.52.113.13.5
May18° / 9213.9014.35.5
Jun23° / 12°5911014.96.9
Jul25° / 15°478.4014.77.6
Aug26° / 15°407.6013.77.6
Sep21° / 11°799.6012.36.8
Oct16° / 909.50.410.95.3
Nov11° / 10810.82.39.72.5
Dec / -2°123126.49.10.2

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54159
64159
74159
84159
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203862
213961
223961
233961
243862
253862
263862
273961
283961
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vevčani gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13825
23825
33725
43725
53626
63626
73626
83526
93525
103425
113425
123425
133425
143425
153426
163526
173527
183627
193728
203728
213729
223829
233829
243829
253829
263829
273829
283829
293729
303728
313628

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:094:13
29.17:094:14
39.17:094:15
49.17:094:15
59.17:094:16
69.17:094:17
79.27:094:18
89.27:094:19
99.27:094:20
109.27:084:21
119.27:084:22
129.27:084:23
139.37:084:24
149.37:084:25
159.37:074:26
169.37:074:27
179.47:064:28
189.47:064:29
199.47:064:30
209.47:054:31
219.57:054:33
229.57:044:34
239.57:034:35
249.67:034:36
259.67:024:37
269.67:014:38
279.67:014:40
289.77:004:41
299.76:594:42
309.76:584:43
319.86:584:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vevčani?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vevčani.

What to pack for Vevčani in January

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

In January, Vevčani sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°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 Vevčani 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 Vevčani peaks around July 15 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 15UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vevčani?

Vevčani sits at 41.2°N, 20.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Struga, 10 km away.

OhridLibrazhdCentar ŽupaDebarPogradecResen

Topography around Vevčani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vevčani has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m around an average of 1,043 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,701 m.

The land around Vevčani is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
987 m
16 km
1,688 m
80 km
2,701 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Struga 10 km · Ohrid 22 km · Librazhd 24 km · Centar Župa 27 km · Debar 32 km · Pogradec 38 km · Resen 39 km · Bulqizë 42 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 Vevčani (41.2404°, 20.5928°, 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).