Novi Pazar in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Novi Pazar sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 174 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Novi Pazar's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Novi Pazar's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 4°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- -4°C
- Precipitation
- 174 mm
- 32 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Novi Pazar in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.
A typical winter day in Novi Pazar reaches about 4°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Novi Pazar
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Novi Pazar weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° / -5° | 53 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5° / -4° | 55 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 9° / -1° | 75 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 14° / 3° | 85 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 13.1 | 3.6 |
| May | 19° / 8° | 103 | 16.3 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 22° / 11° | 96 | 15.7 | 0 | 15.1 | 5.9 |
| Jul | 24° / 13° | 81 | 12.9 | 0 | 14.9 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 25° / 13° | 66 | 11.6 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 20° / 9° | 69 | 10.7 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 15° / 5° | 59 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 4.8 |
| Nov | 9° / 1° | 57 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 3° / -4° | 66 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Novi Pazar gets around 174 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 hours in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.9 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Novi Pazar?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Novi Pazar.
What to pack for Novi Pazar in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Novi Pazar sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.
UV index in Novi Pazar in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Novi Pazar peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Novi Pazar?
Novi Pazar sits at 43.1°N, 20.5°E, 511 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Leposaviq, 24 km away.
Topography around Novi Pazar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Novi Pazar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Novi Pazar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,477 m.
The land around Novi Pazar is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (26%) within 80 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
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 Novi Pazar (43.1367°, 20.5122°, elevation 511 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.