Smederevo weather in January

In January, Smederevo sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Smederevo's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smederevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:16 AM – 4:15 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Smederevo is city in Serbia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 50.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
128/km²
people per km²
Founded
1430

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 Smederevo 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 -2°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)
14-2
24-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
184-1
194-1
204-2
214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-2
274-2
284-2
294-2
305-2
315-2

How January really feels in Smederevo

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.

Smederevo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°499.74.290.0
Feb / -1°488.93.810.10.8
Mar13° / 5610.31.911.63.4
Apr18° / 6310.40.113.25.7
May23° / 13°7612.4014.66.5
Jun27° / 16°8811.9015.36.3
Jul29° / 17°739.90155.8
Aug29° / 17°628.4013.96.1
Sep24° / 13°658.1012.37.2
Oct18° / 588.1010.76.0
Nov11° / 5491.39.42.8
Dec / -0°579.93.38.70.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183169
193169
203169
213169
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Smederevo gets around 49 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13413
23313
33313
43213
53113
63112
73012
83012
92912
102911
112811
122811
132811
142811
152911
162911
173011
183012
193112
203113
213213
223214
233214
243214
253214
263214
273114
283114
293014
303014
313013

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 7:19 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:194:00
28.77:194:01
38.77:194:01
48.77:194:02
58.77:194:03
68.87:194:04
78.87:194:05
88.87:194:06
98.87:194:07
108.87:184:08
118.97:184:09
128.97:184:10
138.97:184:11
148.97:174:13
159.07:174:14
169.07:164:15
179.07:164:16
189.07:154:17
199.17:154:19
209.17:144:20
219.17:134:21
229.27:134:22
239.27:124:24
249.27:114:25
259.37:104:26
269.37:104:28
279.37:094:29
289.47:084:30
299.47:074:32
309.47:064:33
319.57:054:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Smederevo?

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 Smederevo.

What to pack for Smederevo in January

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

In January, Smederevo sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°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 Smederevo 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 Smederevo 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 19 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 12UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Smederevo?

Smederevo sits at 44.7°N, 20.9°E, 80 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Požarevac, 21 km away.

PančevoSmederevska PalankaBelgradeSremčicaZemunAranđelovacObrenovac

Topography around Smederevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smederevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Smederevo is covered by trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Požarevac 21 km · Pančevo 32 km · Smederevska Palanka 33 km · Belgrade 40 km · Sremčica 42 km · Zemun 46 km · Aranđelovac 49 km · Obrenovac 58 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 Smederevo (44.6644°, 20.9276°, elevation 80 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).