Senta weather in January

In January, Senta sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Senta's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Senta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:24 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Senta is town and municipality in Serbia.

Density
69/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 Senta reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
164-2
174-2
184-2
194-2
204-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
264-2
274-3
284-3
294-3
304-3
314-3

How January really feels in Senta

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.

Senta weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°367.82.98.90.0
Feb / -2°408.12.6100.5
Mar12° / 418.61.511.63.2
Apr18° / 489.60.213.35.7
May23° / 12°6211014.76.6
Jun27° / 15°6811.2015.56.5
Jul29° / 17°629.7015.25.9
Aug29° / 16°508.20146.2
Sep23° / 12°548012.37.1
Oct17° / 508010.75.8
Nov10° / 467.81.19.32.6
Dec / -1°499.12.48.50.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123367
133367
143268
153268
163268
173070
183070
193070
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
283169
293268
303268
313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Senta gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1289
2289
3279
4269
5269
6258
7258
8258
9248
10248
11248
12248
13248
14258
15258
16258
17259
18259
19259
20269
212610
222610
232610
242610
252610
262510
272510
282510
29259
30259
31259

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 3:58 PM to 4:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:273:58
28.57:273:59
38.57:274:00
48.67:274:01
58.67:274:02
68.67:274:03
78.67:274:04
88.67:274:05
98.77:274:06
108.77:264:07
118.77:264:08
128.77:264:09
138.87:254:10
148.87:254:12
158.87:244:13
168.87:244:14
178.97:234:15
188.97:234:16
198.97:224:18
209.07:224:19
219.07:214:20
229.07:204:22
239.17:194:23
249.17:194:24
259.17:184:26
269.27:174:27
279.27:164:28
289.27:154:30
299.37:144:31
309.37:134:33
319.47:124:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Senta?

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 Senta.

What to pack for Senta in January

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

In January, Senta sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Senta 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 Senta peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Senta?

Senta sits at 45.9°N, 20.1°E, 81 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Palić, 32 km away.

PalićKikindaBečejÚjszegedSzegedBačka TopolaSuboticaMakó

Topography around Senta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Senta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m.

The land around Senta is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
137 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Palić 32 km · Kikinda 32 km · Bečej 35 km · Újszeged 36 km · Szeged 37 km · Bačka Topola 37 km · Subotica 37 km · Makó 45 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 Senta (45.9275°, 20.0772°, elevation 81 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).