Novopolotsk weather in January

In January, Novopolotsk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Novopolotsk's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novopolotsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
9:33 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Novopolotsk is city in Belarus.

Density
1,974/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 Novopolotsk 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)
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27-3-8
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30-3-8
31-3-8

How January really feels in Novopolotsk

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.

Novopolotsk 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-2° / -7°4210.99.87.40.0
Feb-2° / -7°389.58.69.20.0
Mar / -3°399.65.611.40.1
Apr11° / 479.91.813.82.8
May18° / 6411.70.215.95.4
Jun21° / 12°7612.7017.15.9
Jul23° / 14°8912.7016.66.4
Aug22° / 12°7311.1014.86.4
Sep16° / 619.9012.55.0
Oct / 6011.81.310.11.8
Nov / -1°4810.34.280.0
Dec-1° / -5°4210.28.66.90.0

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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
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51090
61090
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81189
91189
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201090
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221090
231090
241090
251090
261090
271090
281189
291189
301189
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Novopolotsk gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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313533

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
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3100
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23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:42 AM to 9:13 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.99:424:35
26.99:424:36
36.99:424:37
47.09:424:39
57.09:414:40
67.09:414:41
77.09:404:43
87.19:404:44
97.19:394:45
107.19:384:47
117.29:384:48
127.29:374:50
137.39:364:51
147.39:354:53
157.39:344:55
167.49:334:56
177.49:324:58
187.59:315:00
197.59:305:02
207.69:295:04
217.69:285:05
227.79:265:07
237.79:255:09
247.89:245:11
257.99:225:13
267.99:215:15
278.09:195:17
288.09:185:19
298.19:165:21
308.19:145:23
318.29:135:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is January a good time to visit Novopolotsk?

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 Novopolotsk.

What to pack for Novopolotsk in January

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

In January, Novopolotsk sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Novopolotsk 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 Novopolotsk peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novopolotsk?

Novopolotsk sits at 55.5°N, 28.6°E, 135 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Polotsk, 13 km away.

HlybokayeLyepyel’Nevel’VitebskPastavyDaugavpils

Topography around Novopolotsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novopolotsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Novopolotsk is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Polotsk 13 km · Hlybokaye 71 km · Lyepyel’ 72 km · Nevel’ 100 km · Vitebsk 109 km · Pastavy 120 km · Rēzekne 134 km · Daugavpils 135 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 Novopolotsk (55.5262°, 28.5931°, elevation 135 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).