Barysaw weather in January

In January, Barysaw sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barysaw's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barysaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:26 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Barysaw is city in Belarus.

Density
2,952/km²
people per km²
Founded
1102

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 -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Barysaw reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-6
2-2-6
3-2-6
4-2-6
5-2-6
6-2-6
7-2-6
8-2-6
9-2-6
10-2-6
11-2-6
12-2-6
13-2-6
14-2-6
15-2-6
16-2-6
17-2-7
18-2-7
19-2-7
20-3-7
21-3-7
22-3-7
23-3-7
24-3-7
25-3-7
26-3-8
27-3-8
28-3-8
29-3-8
30-3-8
31-3-8

How January really feels in Barysaw

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Barysaw 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-2° / -7°399.88.87.70.0
Feb-2° / -7°359.38.49.30.0
Mar / -3°399.15.311.50.1
Apr12° / 469.41.313.73.0
May18° / 6512.10.115.75.5
Jun21° / 12°7612.6016.86.0
Jul23° / 14°8613.4016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°6910.7014.76.6
Sep17° / 569.7012.55.1
Oct10° / 5310.91.210.22.1
Nov / -1°439.54.48.20.1
Dec-1° / -5°39108.27.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22991
231090
241090
251189
261189
271189
281288
291288
301288
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Barysaw gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13428
23428
33428
43328
53328
63328
73328
83328
93228
103227
113127
123127
133026
143026
153026
162926
172926
182927
192927
202927
213027
223028
233028
243129
253229
263230
273331
283431
293431
303432
313532

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 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:34 AM to 9:07 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.29:344:44
27.29:344:45
37.29:344:46
47.29:344:47
57.39:334:48
67.39:334:50
77.39:334:51
87.39:324:52
97.49:324:54
107.49:314:55
117.49:304:56
127.59:304:58
137.59:294:59
147.59:285:01
157.69:275:03
167.69:265:04
177.79:255:06
187.79:245:08
197.89:235:09
207.89:225:11
217.99:215:13
227.99:205:14
238.09:195:16
248.09:175:18
258.19:165:20
268.19:155:22
278.29:135:24
288.29:125:26
298.39:105:28
308.39:095:29
318.49:075:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.5Dim
110.5Dim
120.5Dim
130.6Dim
140.6Dim
150.6Dim
160.6Dim
170.6Dim
180.6Dim
190.7Dim
200.7Dim
210.7Dim
220.7Dim
230.7Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Barysaw?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barysaw.

What to pack for Barysaw in January

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

In January, Barysaw sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Barysaw 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 Barysaw peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Barysaw?

Barysaw sits at 54.2°N, 28.5°E, 172 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Horad Zhodzina, 18 km away.

SmaliavičyLogoyskKalodzishchyMinskLyepyel’Mar’ina GorkaZaslawye

Topography around Barysaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barysaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m.

The land around Barysaw is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Horad Zhodzina 18 km · Smaliavičy 35 km · Logoysk 43 km · Kalodzishchy 57 km · Minsk 71 km · Lyepyel’ 74 km · Mar’ina Gorka 83 km · Zaslawye 84 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 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 Barysaw (54.2279°, 28.505°, elevation 172 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).