Leskovac weather in January

In January, Leskovac sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Leskovac's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leskovac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:07 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Leskovac is city in Serbia.

Density
3,750/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 Leskovac reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 10°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)
14-4
24-4
34-4
44-4
54-4
64-4
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
314-4

How January really feels in Leskovac

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.

Leskovac weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°479.77.39.20.0
Feb / -3°458.96.510.20.7
Mar11° / 6111.24.211.62.8
Apr17° / 6710.9113.15.1
May21° / 10°7011.8014.46.3
Jun25° / 13°599.7015.17.0
Jul28° / 15°458.1014.86.9
Aug28° / 15°366.5013.86.9
Sep23° / 11°416.9012.37.5
Oct17° / 467.10.410.85.9
Nov11° / 4682.59.52.8
Dec / -2°5710.26.78.90.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33862
43961
53961
63862
73961
83961
94060
104060
114159
124159
134159
144258
154258
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214060
224159
234159
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294159
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Leskovac gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 (%)
13325
23325
33324
43224
53223
63123
73123
83023
93022
102922
112922
122922
132822
142821
152821
162822
172822
182922
192922
202923
213023
223024
233124
243124
253124
263225
273225
283225
293225
303225
313225

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:094:02
28.97:094:02
38.97:094:03
48.97:094:04
58.97:094:05
68.97:094:06
79.07:094:07
89.07:094:08
99.07:094:09
109.07:094:10
119.07:084:11
129.17:084:12
139.17:084:13
149.17:084:14
159.17:074:15
169.27:074:16
179.27:064:17
189.27:064:19
199.27:054:20
209.37:054:21
219.37:044:22
229.37:044:23
239.47:034:24
249.47:024:26
259.47:024:27
269.57:014:28
279.57:004:29
289.56:594:31
299.66:584:32
309.66:574:33
319.66:574:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
252.0Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Leskovac?

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 Leskovac.

What to pack for Leskovac in January

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

In January, Leskovac 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 Leskovac 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 Leskovac peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Leskovac?

Leskovac sits at 43.0°N, 21.9°E, 230 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Niš, 36 km away.

NišProkupljeVranjePirotPodujevaKnjazevacGjilanSokobanja

Topography around Leskovac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leskovac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,998 m.

The land around Leskovac is covered by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,998 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Niš 36 km · Prokuplje 39 km · Vranje 50 km · Pirot 55 km · Podujeva 62 km · Knjazevac 68 km · Gjilan 71 km · Sokobanja 72 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 Leskovac (42.9981°, 21.9461°, elevation 230 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).