Mogilev weather in January

In January, Mogilev sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.9 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 -3°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 Mogilev's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mogilev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
9:17 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mogilev is city in Belarus, capital of Mahilyow region, on Dniapro River.

Density
2,967/km²
people per km²
Founded
1267

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 Mogilev 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
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
13-2-7
14-2-7
15-2-7
16-3-7
17-3-7
18-3-7
19-3-7
20-3-7
21-3-7
22-3-8
23-3-8
24-3-8
25-3-8
26-3-8
27-3-8
28-3-8
29-3-8
30-3-8
31-3-8

How January really feels in Mogilev

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.

Mogilev 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-3° / -7°429.99.57.70.0
Feb-2° / -7°399.68.69.40.0
Mar / -3°409.55.911.50.1
Apr12° / 459.61.313.73.0
May18° / 6611.60.115.75.6
Jun21° / 12°7512.5016.86.1
Jul23° / 14°8913.6016.36.4
Aug23° / 12°6910.3014.66.7
Sep17° / 549.4012.55.2
Oct10° / 5410.61.210.22.1
Nov / -1°459.64.78.30.0
Dec-1° / -5°409.98.67.20.0

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 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
41090
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241090
251090
261090
271090
281090
291288
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mogilev gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13328
23328
33328
43328
53328
63228
73229
83229
93229
103129
113128
123128
133028
143028
153028
163029
173029
183029
193030
203030
213131
223131
233232
243333
253333
263434
273534
283535
293635
303635
313635

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 17 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
117light breeze
217light 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
1717light breeze
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 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 9:25 AM to 8:59 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.29:254:39
27.29:254:40
37.39:254:41
47.39:244:42
57.39:244:43
67.39:244:44
77.49:234:45
87.49:234:47
97.49:224:48
107.59:224:50
117.59:214:51
127.59:214:52
137.69:204:54
147.69:194:55
157.69:184:57
167.79:174:59
177.79:165:00
187.89:155:02
197.89:145:04
207.99:135:05
217.99:125:07
228.09:115:09
238.09:105:11
248.19:085:12
258.19:075:14
268.29:065:16
278.29:045:18
288.39:035:20
298.39:025:22
308.49:005:24
318.48:595:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.63 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
80.5Dim
90.5Dim
100.5Dim
110.5Dim
120.6Dim
130.6Dim
140.6Dim
150.6Dim
160.6Dim
170.6Dim
180.7Dim
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230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
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290.9Dim
300.9Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mogilev?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mogilev.

What to pack for Mogilev in January

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

In January, Mogilev 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 Mogilev 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 Mogilev 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 17 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 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mogilev?

Mogilev sits at 53.9°N, 30.3°E, 187 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Bykhov, 44 km away.

BykhovHorkiOrshaKrychawRahachowKlimovichiBobruyskZhlobin

Topography around Mogilev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mogilev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Mogilev is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bykhov 44 km · Horki 59 km · Orsha 67 km · Krychaw 93 km · Rahachow 93 km · Klimovichi 111 km · Bobruysk 113 km · Zhlobin 115 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 Mogilev (53.9088°, 30.3404°, elevation 187 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).