Svetlogorsk weather in January

In January, Svetlogorsk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Svetlogorsk's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svetlogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
9:13 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Svetlogorsk is city in Belarus.

Density
2,421/km²
people per km²
Founded
1201

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 Svetlogorsk reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°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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How January really feels in Svetlogorsk

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.

Svetlogorsk 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°369.47.680.0
Feb-1° / -6°359.37.79.50.0
Mar / -2°409.24.911.50.3
Apr13° / 449.50.713.63.6
May19° / 6511.50.115.55.9
Jun23° / 13°6911.7016.56.4
Jul25° / 15°8913.3016.16.4
Aug24° / 13°619.9014.56.9
Sep18° / 488.3012.45.8
Oct11° / 549.70.410.32.7
Nov / -1°448.93.58.50.2
Dec-1° / -5°419.97.57.50.0

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Svetlogorsk gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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313228

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 (%)
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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
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:20 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.59:204:48
27.59:204:49
37.59:204:50
47.59:204:52
57.69:194:53
67.69:194:54
77.69:194:55
87.69:184:56
97.79:184:58
107.79:174:59
117.79:175:00
127.89:165:02
137.89:155:03
147.89:155:05
157.99:145:06
167.99:135:08
177.99:125:09
188.09:115:11
198.09:105:12
208.19:095:14
218.19:085:15
228.29:075:17
238.29:065:19
248.39:055:21
258.39:045:22
268.49:035:24
278.49:015:26
288.59:005:28
298.58:595:29
308.68:575:31
318.68:565:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.71 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 Svetlogorsk?

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 Svetlogorsk.

What to pack for Svetlogorsk in January

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

In January, Svetlogorsk sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Svetlogorsk in January

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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 Svetlogorsk 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 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
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Jun6High
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Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Svetlogorsk?

Svetlogorsk sits at 52.6°N, 29.7°E, 142 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Zhlobin, 35 km away.

RechytsaRahachowKalinkovichiBobruyskMazyrGomelBykhov

Topography around Svetlogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svetlogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m.

The land around Svetlogorsk is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

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102 m
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January weather nearby: Zhlobin 35 km · Rechytsa 53 km · Rahachow 55 km · Kalinkovichi 62 km · Bobruysk 67 km · Mazyr 75 km · Gomel 86 km · Bykhov 104 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 Svetlogorsk (52.6329°, 29.7389°, elevation 142 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).