Smaliavičy weather in January

In January, Smaliavičy sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 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 Smaliavičy's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smaliavičy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
9:27 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Smaliavičy is city in Belarus.

Density
1,379/km²
people per km²
Founded
1448

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 Smaliavičy 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.

-20°-15°-10°-5°151015202531
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
15-2-7
16-2-7
17-2-7
18-3-7
19-3-7
20-3-7
21-3-7
22-3-7
23-3-7
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 Smaliavičy

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.

Smaliavičy 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-3° / -7°389.88.57.70.0
Feb-2° / -7°348.98.29.40.0
Mar / -3°389.55.411.50.1
Apr12° / 459.51.313.73.0
May18° / 6512.20.115.75.4
Jun21° / 12°7613.1016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8512.9016.36.4
Aug22° / 12°6810.8014.66.6
Sep17° / 519.7012.55.1
Oct10° / 5110.30.910.22.1
Nov / -1°439.44.38.30.1
Dec-1° / -5°389.67.87.20.0

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 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
9991
10991
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19892
20991
21991
221090
231090
241189
251189
261189
271288
281387
291387
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Smaliavičy 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13427
23427
33427
43427
53427
63327
73327
83326
93226
103125
113125
123024
132924
142924
152924
162824
172824
182824
192925
202926
212926
223027
233028
243129
253129
263230
273231
283331
293332
303432
313432

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 18 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 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light 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 9:35 AM to 9:08 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.29:354:47
27.29:354:48
37.29:344:49
47.39:344:50
57.39:344:51
67.39:334:53
77.39:334:54
87.49:334:55
97.49:324:56
107.49:314:58
117.59:314:59
127.59:305:01
137.59:295:02
147.69:295:04
157.69:285:05
167.79:275:07
177.79:265:09
187.89:255:10
197.89:245:12
207.89:235:14
217.99:225:15
227.99:215:17
238.09:195:19
248.09:185:21
258.19:175:23
268.29:155:24
278.29:145:26
288.39:135:28
298.39:115:30
308.49:105:32
318.49:085:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.5Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.6Dim
120.6Dim
130.6Dim
140.6Dim
150.6Dim
160.6Dim
170.7Dim
180.7Dim
190.7Dim
200.7Dim
210.7Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Smaliavičy?

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 Smaliavičy.

What to pack for Smaliavičy in January

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

In January, Smaliavičy 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 Smaliavičy 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 Smaliavičy 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
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Smaliavičy?

Smaliavičy sits at 54.0°N, 28.1°E, 175 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Horad Zhodzina, 18 km away.

BarysawMinskZaslawyeMar’ina GorkaFanipol

Topography around Smaliavičy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smaliavičy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Smaliavičy is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Horad Zhodzina 18 km · Kalodzishchy 22 km · Logoysk 25 km · Barysaw 35 km · Minsk 37 km · Zaslawye 54 km · Mar’ina Gorka 57 km · Fanipol 58 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 Smaliavičy (54.0249°, 28.0894°, elevation 175 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).