Kraljevo weather in January

In January, Kraljevo sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 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 Kraljevo's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kraljevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:14 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kraljevo is city in Serbia.

Density
54/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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kraljevo reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°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 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°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
74-3
84-3
94-3
104-3
115-3
125-3
135-3
145-3
155-3
165-3
174-3
184-3
194-3
204-3
214-3
224-3
234-3
244-3
254-3
264-3
274-3
285-3
295-3
305-3
315-3

How January really feels in Kraljevo

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.

Kraljevo 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 / -3°5110.46.79.10.0
Feb / -2°4910.16.410.20.8
Mar12° / 6611.93.911.63.1
Apr17° / 7011.50.713.25.2
May22° / 10°8413.6014.56.1
Jun26° / 14°7312015.26.5
Jul28° / 15°6210.2014.96.4
Aug28° / 15°468.3013.86.5
Sep23° / 11°568.1012.37.2
Oct17° / 558.40.210.85.8
Nov11° / 528.72.59.52.9
Dec / -2°5811.16.38.80.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73862
83862
93862
103862
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163664
173664
183664
193565
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283466
293466
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kraljevo gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13723
23622
33622
43522
53521
63421
73320
83320
93220
103219
113119
123119
133119
143119
153119
163120
173120
183221
193221
203321
213322
223322
233423
243423
253423
263423
273423
283423
293323
303323
313322

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 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 7:17 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:174:04
28.87:174:05
38.87:174:06
48.87:174:07
58.87:174:08
68.97:174:08
78.97:174:09
88.97:174:10
98.97:164:11
108.97:164:12
119.07:164:13
129.07:164:14
139.07:154:16
149.07:154:17
159.17:154:18
169.17:144:19
179.17:144:20
189.17:134:21
199.27:134:22
209.27:124:24
219.27:114:25
229.37:114:26
239.37:104:27
249.37:094:29
259.47:094:30
269.47:084:31
279.47:074:32
289.57:064:34
299.57:054:35
309.57:044:36
319.67:034:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kraljevo?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kraljevo.

What to pack for Kraljevo in January

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

In January, Kraljevo sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°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 Kraljevo 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 Kraljevo peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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 14UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kraljevo?

Kraljevo sits at 43.7°N, 20.7°E, 207 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Trstenik, 28 km away.

TrstenikČačakKragujevacGornji MilanovacJagodinaKruševacĆuprijaAranđelovac

Topography around Kraljevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kraljevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,198 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.

The land around Kraljevo is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (22%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
1,198 m
80 km
1,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Trstenik 28 km · Čačak 33 km · Kragujevac 37 km · Gornji Milanovac 38 km · Jagodina 54 km · Kruševac 54 km · Ćuprija 59 km · Aranđelovac 65 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 Kraljevo (43.7258°, 20.6894°, elevation 207 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).