What to expect from the January weather? – The weather

The lowest temperatures in January in our country will be from minus 12 to minus 7 degrees, on the Black Sea – about minus 3 degrees, and the highest temperatures will be from 13 to 18 degrees. Anastasia Kirilova, a meteorologist at the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), told the BTA as she presented the weather forecast for January in Bulgaria to the NIMH’s “Weather Forecast” department.

This year, in January, the average monthly temperature is expected to be above the norm, which in northern Bulgaria and in the high fields is minus 2 to 1 degrees, along the Black Sea, in the Upper Thrace lowland and along the valley of the Struma River – from 0 to 4 degrees, and in mountainous areas – from minus 10 to minus 3 degrees.

The monthly amount of precipitation will be around and below the norm, which is between 30 and 70 liters per square metre.

The month will start with dry weather, and in the second ten days the temperatures will be higher than usual, but there will be rainfall, especially rain

January will start with relatively warm and dry weather. It will be sunny in the mountains and in mountainous regions, and mostly cloudy and foggy in the plains and valleys, especially in the hours before noon. In the middle of the first decade, temperatures will drop, but in most of the country they will remain above the climatic norm. Cloud cover will also increase over mountainous regions, and the probability of mostly light and rainy precipitation will also increase.

During the second decade, temperatures will remain close to or higher than usual. On most days, there is also an increased chance of precipitation in more places, mainly from rain, which will turn into snow in high fields, low mountain areas and some places in northern Bulgaria. At the end of the ten-day period, the probability of precipitation is relatively lower.

In the third decade, temperatures should be close to, and in the western regions, above the climatic norm. There is a greater likelihood of precipitation in more locations in the early and mid-decade. In the last days of the month, the likelihood of sunny weather and relatively warmer temperatures in the mountains increases, and mostly cloudy and foggy weather in the lowlands.

January is the coldest and snowiest month of the year and the lowest temperature in our country is minus 38.3 degrees and was measured in Trung on January 7, 1947.

The characteristics of the month show that January is the coldest and snowiest month of the year. Through it, there is the maximum likelihood of invasions of Arctic air from the north, during which Mediterranean cyclones are often formed and conditions are created for prolonged heavy snowfalls – a typical winter. In northern and eastern Bulgaria this is often combined with a strong north wind. There are blizzards, drafts, snowdrifts form, which further complicates the winter situation.

The average monthly number of days with snow cover in January is highest in north-western Bulgaria – about 20, and smallest along the Black Sea coast – from 2 to 5.

January is usually the coldest day of the year: after the arctic air rushes in, the wind dies down and clears up. The absolute minimum for the country is minus 38.3 degrees, measured in the city of Trung on January 7, 1947.

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