Knjazevac weather in January

In January, Knjazevac sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Knjazevac's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Knjazevac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:07 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Knjazevac is town and municipality in Serbia.

Density
21/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 Knjazevac reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-4
22-4
32-4
42-4
52-4
62-4
72-4
82-4
92-4
102-4
112-4
122-4
132-4
142-4
152-4
162-4
172-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-5
222-5
232-5
242-5
252-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
293-5
303-5
313-5

How January really feels in Knjazevac

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.

Knjazevac weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°479.26.79.10.0
Feb / -3°439.16.810.20.2
Mar10° / 6311.55.111.62.2
Apr15° / 7412.31.413.24.4
May20° / 10°8413.90.114.55.8
Jun24° / 13°8612.9015.26.5
Jul26° / 15°7210.7014.96.8
Aug27° / 15°548.9013.87.2
Sep22° / 11°527.9012.37.1
Oct16° / 5180.610.85.2
Nov / 487.92.89.52.0
Dec / -3°539.96.18.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183763
193763
203763
213763
223862
233862
243763
253763
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Knjazevac gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13323
23223
33222
43122
53121
63020
72920
82920
92819
102819
112819
122819
132719
142819
152819
162820
172920
182921
192922
203022
213023
223023
233124
243124
253124
263024
273024
283024
293024
303024
313024

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 8 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
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 3:58 PM to 4:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:103:58
28.87:103:59
38.87:104:00
48.87:104:01
58.97:104:02
68.97:104:03
78.97:104:04
88.97:104:05
98.97:104:06
109.07:094:07
119.07:094:08
129.07:094:09
139.07:094:10
149.07:084:11
159.17:084:12
169.17:074:13
179.17:074:14
189.27:064:15
199.27:064:17
209.27:054:18
219.27:054:19
229.37:044:20
239.37:034:22
249.37:034:23
259.47:024:24
269.47:014:25
279.47:004:27
289.56:594:28
299.56:594:29
309.56:584:31
319.66:574:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Knjazevac?

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 Knjazevac.

What to pack for Knjazevac in January

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

In January, Knjazevac sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Knjazevac in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Knjazevac peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Knjazevac?

Knjazevac sits at 43.6°N, 22.3°E, 217 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Sokobanja, 32 km away.

SokobanjaZaječarNišPirotBorProkupljeLeskovacVidin

Topography around Knjazevac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Knjazevac has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,115 m.

The land around Knjazevac is covered by trees (36%), grassland (28%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
934 m
80 km
2,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sokobanja 32 km · Zaječar 38 km · Niš 39 km · Pirot 53 km · Bor 58 km · Prokuplje 65 km · Leskovac 68 km · Vidin 69 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Knjazevac (43.5663°, 22.257°, elevation 217 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).