Mar’ina Gorka weather in January

In January, Mar’ina Gorka sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 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 Mar’ina Gorka's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mar’ina Gorka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
9:24 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mar’ina Gorka is city in Belarus.

Density
2,451/km²
people per km²
Founded
1600

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 Mar’ina Gorka 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 4°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
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14-2-6
15-2-6
16-2-6
17-2-6
18-2-6
19-2-7
20-2-7
21-2-7
22-2-7
23-2-7
24-3-7
25-3-7
26-3-7
27-3-7
28-3-7
29-2-7
30-2-7
31-2-7

How January really feels in Mar’ina Gorka

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.

Mar’ina Gorka weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°389.88.27.80.0
Feb-1° / -6°338.67.79.40.0
Mar / -3°389.24.811.50.3
Apr12° / 439.2113.73.3
May18° / 6411.90.115.65.6
Jun22° / 12°7212.3016.76.1
Jul24° / 14°8613.2016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6710.5014.66.7
Sep17° / 489.1012.55.4
Oct10° / 529.90.610.32.4
Nov / -1°439.43.88.30.1
Dec-1° / -5°399.67.87.30.0

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 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21090
31090
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111090
121090
131090
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
221090
231090
241090
251090
261288
271288
281387
291387
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mar’ina Gorka gets around 38 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13326
23325
33325
43325
53325
63325
73324
83324
93224
103123
113023
123022
132922
142822
152822
162822
172823
182823
192824
202825
212826
222927
232927
243028
253129
263130
273231
283231
293232
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
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 17 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 17 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
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
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1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light 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 9:31 AM to 9:06 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.39:314:50
27.39:314:51
37.39:314:52
47.49:314:53
57.49:314:54
67.49:304:55
77.49:304:57
87.59:294:58
97.59:294:59
107.59:285:01
117.69:285:02
127.69:275:03
137.69:265:05
147.79:265:06
157.79:255:08
167.89:245:09
177.89:235:11
187.89:225:13
197.99:215:14
207.99:205:16
218.09:195:18
228.09:185:19
238.19:175:21
248.19:155:23
258.29:145:25
268.29:135:27
278.39:115:28
288.39:105:30
298.49:095:32
308.49:075:34
318.59:065:36

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 5.54 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
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.6Dim
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140.6Dim
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170.7Dim
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240.8Dim
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260.8Dim
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290.9Dim
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311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mar’ina Gorka?

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 Mar’ina Gorka.

What to pack for Mar’ina Gorka in January

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

In January, Mar’ina Gorka 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 Mar’ina Gorka 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 Mar’ina Gorka 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 Mar’ina Gorka?

Mar’ina Gorka sits at 53.5°N, 28.1°E, 178 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Osipovichi, 39 km away.

OsipovichiKalodzishchySmaliavičyMinskFanipolHorad ZhodzinaSlutskDzyarzhynsk

Topography around Mar’ina Gorka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mar’ina Gorka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mar’ina Gorka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Mar’ina Gorka is covered by grassland (33%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
207 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Osipovichi 39 km · Kalodzishchy 54 km · Smaliavičy 57 km · Minsk 58 km · Fanipol 60 km · Horad Zhodzina 67 km · Slutsk 68 km · Dzyarzhynsk 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 Mar’ina Gorka (53.509°, 28.147°, elevation 178 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).