Užice weather in January

In January, Užice sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Užice's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Užice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:18 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Užice is city in Serbia.

Density
95/km²
people per km²
Founded
1329

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Užice reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-5
23-5
33-5
43-5
53-5
63-5
73-5
83-5
93-5
103-5
113-5
123-5
133-5
143-5
153-5
163-5
173-5
183-5
193-5
203-5
213-5
223-5
233-6
243-6
253-6
263-6
273-6
283-6
293-6
303-6
313-5

How January really feels in Užice

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.

Užice 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 / -5°5811.38.89.10.0
Feb / -4°60118.810.20.1
Mar / -1°7712.87.111.61.8
Apr15° / 8914.12.613.23.9
May19° / 11015.20.114.55.4
Jun23° / 12°9714.8015.26.1
Jul25° / 13°9012.7014.96.7
Aug25° / 13°6811.8013.86.9
Sep21° / 7010.3012.36.4
Oct16° / 628.7110.85.0
Nov10° / 6110.13.89.52.1
Dec / -4°6711.68.38.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53862
63961
73961
83961
93961
104060
114060
123961
133961
143961
153961
163862
173961
183961
193862
203862
213862
223862
233664
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Užice gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13730
23729
33629
43628
53628
63627
73527
83527
93526
103526
113526
123526
133526
143526
153527
163627
173628
183628
193728
203729
213729
223729
233729
243729
253729
263729
273629
283629
293629
303529
313529

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 7 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
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
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 7:21 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:214:07
28.87:214:08
38.87:214:09
48.87:214:10
58.87:214:10
68.87:214:11
78.97:204:12
88.97:204:13
98.97:204:14
108.97:204:15
118.97:204:16
129.07:194:17
139.07:194:18
149.07:194:20
159.07:184:21
169.17:184:22
179.17:174:23
189.17:174:24
199.27:164:25
209.27:164:27
219.27:154:28
229.27:154:29
239.37:144:30
249.37:134:32
259.37:124:33
269.47:124:34
279.47:114:35
289.47:104:37
299.57:094:38
309.57:084:39
319.67:074:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Užice?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Užice.

What to pack for Užice in January

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

In January, Užice sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Užice 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 Užice peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Užice?

Užice sits at 43.9°N, 19.8°E, 438 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Zlatibor, 19 km away.

ČačakValjevoSrebrenicaGornji MilanovacLazarevacPljevljaKraljevo

Topography around Užice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Užice has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m around an average of 567 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m.

The land around Užice is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
433 m
16 km
852 m
80 km
1,832 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Zlatibor 19 km · Čačak 40 km · Valjevo 46 km · Srebrenica 52 km · Gornji Milanovac 52 km · Lazarevac 67 km · Pljevlja 68 km · Kraljevo 69 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 Užice (43.8586°, 19.8488°, elevation 438 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).