Vranje weather in January

In January, Vranje sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 29% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vranje's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vranje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:06 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vranje is city in Serbia.

Density
65/km²
people per km²
Founded
1093

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 Vranje reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°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)
13-4
23-4
33-4
43-4
53-4
63-4
73-4
83-4
93-4
103-4
113-4
123-4
133-4
143-4
153-4
163-4
173-4
183-4
193-4
203-4
213-4
223-4
233-4
243-4
253-4
263-4
273-4
283-4
293-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Vranje

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.

Vranje weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°45979.20.0
Feb / -3°448.36.410.30.3
Mar10° / 6210.8511.62.2
Apr15° / 7712.31.813.14.2
May20° / 7412.60.214.45.9
Jun24° / 12°5710.1015.17.0
Jul27° / 13°458.5014.87.2
Aug27° / 13°407013.77.4
Sep22° / 10°436.8012.37.4
Oct16° / 476.70.610.85.5
Nov10° / 488.42.89.62.2
Dec / -2°569.76.58.90.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44258
54258
64258
74258
84357
94357
104357
114258
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
174258
184258
194357
204357
214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vranje gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13024
23023
32923
42922
52822
62821
72721
82721
92621
102620
112620
122620
132520
142620
152620
162620
172720
182721
192821
202822
212923
223023
233023
243024
253124
263124
273124
283124
293125
303125
313125

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 7:08 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 4:03 PM to 4:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:084:03
28.97:084:04
39.07:084:05
49.07:084:06
59.07:084:07
69.07:084:08
79.07:084:09
89.07:084:09
99.07:084:10
109.17:074:11
119.17:074:12
129.17:074:13
139.17:074:15
149.27:064:16
159.27:064:17
169.27:064:18
179.27:054:19
189.37:054:20
199.37:044:21
209.37:044:22
219.37:034:24
229.47:024:25
239.47:024:26
249.47:014:27
259.57:004:28
269.57:004:30
279.56:594:31
289.66:584:32
299.66:574:33
309.66:564:35
319.76:564:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vranje?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vranje.

What to pack for Vranje in January

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

In January, Vranje sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vranje in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vranje peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vranje?

Vranje sits at 42.6°N, 21.9°E, 468 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Gjilan, 37 km away.

GjilanStaro NagoričaneKumanovoLeskovacLipkovoVitinaKriva PalankaKratovo

Topography around Vranje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vranje has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,304 m.

The land around Vranje is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
714 m
16 km
983 m
80 km
2,304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Gjilan 37 km · Staro Nagoričane 40 km · Kumanovo 49 km · Leskovac 50 km · Lipkovo 51 km · Vitina 51 km · Kriva Palanka 53 km · Kratovo 57 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 Vranje (42.5514°, 21.9003°, elevation 468 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).