Zaječar weather in January

In January, Zaječar sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 9.1 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 26% 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 Zaječar's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaječar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:08 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zaječar is city in Serbia.

Density
47/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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zaječar reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 10°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)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
173-3
183-3
193-4
203-4
213-4
223-4
233-4
243-4
253-4
263-4
273-4
283-4
293-4
303-4
313-4

How January really feels in Zaječar

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.

Zaječar 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°529.16.79.10.0
Feb / -2°478.55.310.20.4
Mar11° / 599.53.511.62.8
Apr17° / 6010.30.413.25.2
May22° / 11°6211014.56.5
Jun26° / 15°6111015.26.7
Jul28° / 16°559.2014.96.3
Aug28° / 16°427.1013.86.6
Sep23° / 12°507.2012.37.4
Oct16° / 558.10.310.85.3
Nov / 588.92.79.51.9
Dec / -2°609.45.18.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54159
64159
74060
84060
94159
104060
114060
124060
134060
143961
153961
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213862
223763
233763
243862
253862
263961
274060
284060
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zaječar gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12918
22818
32818
42818
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102719
112719
122719
132720
142720
152821
162821
172922
183022
193023
203123
213123
223124
233124
243124
253124
263124
273123
283123
293123
303023
313022

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:11 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:113:57
28.87:113:58
38.87:113:59
48.87:114:00
58.87:114:01
68.87:114:02
78.97:114:02
88.97:114:03
98.97:114:04
108.97:104:05
118.97:104:07
129.07:104:08
139.07:104:09
149.07:094:10
159.07:094:11
169.17:084:12
179.17:084:13
189.17:074:14
199.17:074:16
209.27:064:17
219.27:064:18
229.27:054:19
239.37:044:21
249.37:044:22
259.37:034:23
269.47:024:24
279.47:014:26
289.47:004:27
299.56:594:28
309.56:594:30
319.66:584:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zaječar?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zaječar.

What to pack for Zaječar in January

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

In January, Zaječar 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 Zaječar 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 Zaječar peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zaječar?

Zaječar sits at 43.9°N, 22.3°E, 130 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Bor, 23 km away.

KnjazevacNegotinSokobanjaVidinCalafatNišĆuprija

Topography around Zaječar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaječar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,116 m.

The land around Zaječar is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
2,116 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Bor 23 km · Knjazevac 38 km · Negotin 42 km · Sokobanja 43 km · Vidin 50 km · Calafat 54 km · Niš 71 km · Ćuprija 72 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 Zaječar (43.9036°, 22.2641°, elevation 130 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).