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Zagreb Weather in January

In January, Zagreb averages a high of 5°C (40°F) and a low of 0°C (31°F), from 53 years of daily records (1971–2025).

5°C
Average high
40°F
0°C
Average low
31°F
19°C
Record high
66°F · January 7, 2001
-17°C
Record low
1°F · January 12, 1985

What January Is Like in Zagreb

  • January in Zagreb has become 2.4°C (4.3°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • The coldest January reading, -17°C (1°F) on January 12, 1985, has not been matched in 40 years.
  • January is Zagreb's coldest month of the year.
  • On average, 17 nights in January drop below freezing.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 22% of January days, and the month averages 50 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Zagreb, every January since 1971
-2°C5°C12°C19801990200020102020January 1971: 2.6°CJanuary 1972: 0.6°CJanuary 1973: 1.8°CJanuary 1974: 3.4°CJanuary 1975: 8.2°CJanuary 1976: 5.4°CJanuary 1977: 5.3°CJanuary 1978: 3.2°CJanuary 1979: 2.3°CJanuary 1980: 1.4°CJanuary 1981: 2.2°CJanuary 1982: 1.3°CJanuary 1983: 7.8°CJanuary 1984: 4.0°CJanuary 1985: -1.1°CJanuary 1986: 4.7°CJanuary 1987: 1.1°CJanuary 1988: 7.6°CJanuary 1989: 2.5°CJanuary 1990: 3.7°CJanuary 1991: 5.5°CJanuary 1992: 5.3°CJanuary 1993: 6.2°CJanuary 1994: 8.0°CJanuary 1995: 4.8°CJanuary 1996: 2.2°CJanuary 1997: 1.1°CJanuary 1998: 8.1°CJanuary 1999: 4.3°CJanuary 2000: 2.8°CJanuary 2001: 7.4°CJanuary 2002: 5.4°CJanuary 2003: 4.0°CJanuary 2004: 4.2°CJanuary 2005: 5.7°CJanuary 2006: 2.5°CJanuary 2007: 11.3°CJanuary 2008: 6.8°CJanuary 2009: 2.4°CJanuary 2010: 2.3°CJanuary 2011: 5.6°CJanuary 2012: 7.0°CJanuary 2013: 4.9°CJanuary 2014: 8.8°CJanuary 2015: 7.1°CJanuary 2016: 6.1°CJanuary 2017: 0.4°CJanuary 2018: 9.5°CJanuary 2019: 4.8°CJanuary 2020: 6.1°CJanuary 2021: 6.0°CJanuary 2022: 6.7°CJanuary 2023: 8.6°C
Warmest: 2007 (11.3°C)Latest: 2023 (8.6°C)10-year averageLong-run average (4.7°C)

Look Up a Day in January

See the weather in Zagreb on any January date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Zagreb-Gric (1971–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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