Kruševac weather in January

In January, Kruševac sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 53 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 24% 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 Kruševac's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kruševac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:11 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kruševac is city in Serbia.

Density
88/km²
people per km²
Founded
1371

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 Kruševac 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 -3°C and 11°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)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
74-3
84-3
94-3
104-3
114-3
124-3
134-3
144-3
154-3
164-3
174-3
184-3
194-3
204-3
214-4
224-4
234-4
244-4
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Kruševac

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.

Kruševac 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 / -4°5310.47.59.10.0
Feb / -2°50106.910.20.6
Mar11° / 6912.14.811.62.7
Apr17° / 7712.41.113.24.8
May21° / 10°9214.9014.55.8
Jun25° / 14°8213.1015.26.4
Jul27° / 15°6510.7014.96.7
Aug28° / 15°539013.86.8
Sep23° / 11°608.7012.37.0
Oct17° / 578.50.610.85.5
Nov10° / 548.82.89.52.5
Dec / -2°61117.18.80.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173763
183763
193763
203664
213664
223664
233664
243664
253565
263565
273565
283565
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kruševac gets around 53 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13526
23525
33525
43424
53424
63323
73323
83223
93222
103222
113122
123122
133122
143122
153122
163122
173223
183223
193224
203324
213325
223325
233425
243426
253426
263426
273426
283426
293426
303426
313426

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 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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 7:14 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:144:02
28.87:144:03
38.87:144:04
48.87:144:05
58.97:144:05
68.97:144:06
78.97:144:07
88.97:134:08
98.97:134:09
109.07:134:10
119.07:134:11
129.07:134:12
139.07:124:13
149.07:124:15
159.17:124:16
169.17:114:17
179.17:114:18
189.27:104:19
199.27:104:20
209.27:094:22
219.27:084:23
229.37:084:24
239.37:074:25
249.37:064:26
259.47:064:28
269.47:054:29
279.47:044:30
289.57:034:32
299.57:024:33
309.57:014:34
319.67:004:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kruševac?

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 Kruševac.

What to pack for Kruševac in January

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

In January, Kruševac sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°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 Kruševac 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 Kruševac peaks around July 13 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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 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 Kruševac?

Kruševac sits at 43.6°N, 21.3°E, 162 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Trstenik, 27 km away.

TrstenikĆuprijaProkupljeSokobanjaJagodinaNišKraljevoKragujevac

Topography around Kruševac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kruševac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 979 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,907 m.

The land around Kruševac is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), grassland (25%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (53%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
979 m
80 km
1,907 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Trstenik 27 km · Ćuprija 39 km · Prokuplje 44 km · Sokobanja 44 km · Jagodina 45 km · Niš 54 km · Kraljevo 54 km · Kragujevac 59 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 Kruševac (43.58°, 21.3339°, elevation 162 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).