Weather in Zadar in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Zadar;
Average weather
Average temperature in Zadar in January
Going from a maximum of +17°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +13°C.
Is Zadar warm or cold in January?
Zadar is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +12°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +5°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Zadar, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Zadar in January
Water in Zadar in January is Cold. It varies from +11°C to +15°C, with an average of +13°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +10°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Zadar in January?
Climate in Zadar in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +10°C | +11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -9°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +17°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 110 mm | 82 mm | 74 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +13°C | +13°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 72% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +12°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +10°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 110 mm to 82 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 9 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Zadar is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Zadar?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Zadar in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2018 (+21°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 543 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1980 with 1359 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Zadar
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Zadar, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.