Ljubljana weather in January

In January, Ljubljana sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 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 23% 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 Ljubljana's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ljubljana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:47 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ljubljana is capital city of Slovenia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1144

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 Ljubljana 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 9°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)
14-2
24-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
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184-2
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214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-2
274-2
284-3
294-3
304-3
314-3

How January really feels in Ljubljana

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.

Ljubljana 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°5984.98.90.0
Feb / -2°748.45.1100.4
Mar10° / 7610.13.311.62.5
Apr15° / 9012113.34.2
May19° / 10°10313.5014.75.7
Jun23° / 13°10513.4015.56.4
Jul25° / 15°9511.4015.26.8
Aug25° / 15°11211.10146.8
Sep20° / 11°12511.1012.36.1
Oct15° / 11710.20.510.74.4
Nov / 12111.22.39.21.7
Dec / -1°909.258.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43763
53565
63565
73565
83565
93466
103466
113466
123565
133565
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293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ljubljana gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12816
22716
32716
42715
52615
62615
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
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212717
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282717
292717
302717
312717

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
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11100
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15100
16100
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19100
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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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:50 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:504:20
28.57:504:21
38.57:504:22
48.57:504:23
58.67:504:24
68.67:504:25
78.67:504:26
88.67:504:27
98.67:494:28
108.77:494:29
118.77:494:30
128.77:494:31
138.77:484:32
148.87:484:33
158.87:474:35
168.87:474:36
178.87:464:37
188.97:464:38
198.97:454:40
208.97:444:41
219.07:444:42
229.07:434:44
239.07:424:45
249.17:414:46
259.17:404:48
269.27:404:49
279.27:394:50
289.27:384:52
299.37:374:53
309.37:364:55
319.47:354:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ljubljana?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ljubljana.

What to pack for Ljubljana in January

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

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

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UV index in Ljubljana 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 Ljubljana peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 16UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ljubljana in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ljubljana is worst in January — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ljubljana's WHO annual average of 16.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1920 µg/m³Sep 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ljubljana?

Ljubljana sits at 46.1°N, 14.5°E, 295 m above sea level, in Slovenia. The nearest listed city is Kranj, 24 km away.

KranjPostojnaTrbovljeBledBohinjVelenjeDivačaNovo Mesto

Topography around Ljubljana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ljubljana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 309 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,759 m.

The land around Ljubljana is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
847 m
80 km
2,759 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kranj 24 km · Postojna 38 km · Trbovlje 44 km · Bled 46 km · Bohinj 49 km · Velenje 58 km · Divača 58 km · Novo Mesto 58 km

Slovenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 63% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$37,376
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Catholic 69%atheist 14%Orthodox 4%non-believer/agnostic 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 Ljubljana (46.0511°, 14.5051°, elevation 295 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).