Dzyarzhynsk weather in January

In January, Dzyarzhynsk sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dzyarzhynsk's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dzyarzhynsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
9:29 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dzyarzhynsk is city in Belarus.

Density
2,234/km²
people per km²
Founded
1146

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 -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dzyarzhynsk reaches about -3°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
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8-2-6
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27-3-8
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30-3-8
31-3-8

How January really feels in Dzyarzhynsk

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.

Dzyarzhynsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4010.18.97.80.0
Feb-2° / -7°359.38.39.40.0
Mar / -3°40105.511.50.2
Apr12° / 459.71.413.73.0
May18° / 7012.60.115.65.3
Jun21° / 11°7912.4016.76.0
Jul23° / 13°9213.4016.36.3
Aug22° / 12°6910.5014.66.7
Sep17° / 539.2012.55.2
Oct10° / 5310.20.910.32.1
Nov / -1°449.94.38.30.1
Dec-1° / -5°4110.18.47.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41189
51189
61189
71090
81090
91189
101189
111189
121189
131090
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311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dzyarzhynsk gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 (%)
13529
23528
33528
43528
53528
63527
73427
83427
93326
103326
113226
123125
133125
143025
153025
162925
172926
182926
192927
202927
212928
223029
233029
243030
253131
263131
273232
283232
293332
303332
313332

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
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8100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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2018light breeze
2118light breeze
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2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 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 9:36 AM to 9:10 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.39:364:53
27.39:364:54
37.39:364:55
47.39:364:56
57.49:364:57
67.49:354:58
77.49:355:00
87.49:345:01
97.59:345:02
107.59:335:04
117.59:335:05
127.69:325:06
137.69:315:08
147.69:315:09
157.79:305:11
167.79:295:13
177.89:285:14
187.89:275:16
197.99:265:18
207.99:255:19
218.09:245:21
228.09:235:23
238.09:225:24
248.19:205:26
258.29:195:28
268.29:185:30
278.39:165:32
288.39:155:34
298.49:135:35
308.49:125:37
318.59:105:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dzyarzhynsk?

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 Dzyarzhynsk.

What to pack for Dzyarzhynsk in January

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

In January, Dzyarzhynsk sees daytime highs around -3°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 Dzyarzhynsk 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 Dzyarzhynsk peaks around July 14 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 14UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dzyarzhynsk?

Dzyarzhynsk sits at 53.7°N, 27.1°E, 198 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Fanipol, 15 km away.

MinskZaslawyeMirKalodzishchyNesvizhMar’ina Gorka

Topography around Dzyarzhynsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dzyarzhynsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m.

The land around Dzyarzhynsk is covered by cropland (43%), trees (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
232 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Fanipol 15 km · Stowbtsy 35 km · Minsk 37 km · Zaslawye 37 km · Mir 51 km · Kalodzishchy 52 km · Nesvizh 60 km · Mar’ina Gorka 70 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 Dzyarzhynsk (53.6848°, 27.1317°, elevation 198 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).