Žytkavičy weather in January

In January, Žytkavičy sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 8.9 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 -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Žytkavičy's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Žytkavičy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
9:19 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Žytkavičy is city in Belarus.

Density
1,086/km²
people per km²
Founded
1500

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 -1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Žytkavičy reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°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)
1-1-5
2-1-5
3-1-5
4-1-5
5-1-5
6-1-5
7-1-5
8-1-5
9-1-5
10-1-5
11-1-5
12-1-5
13-1-5
14-1-5
15-1-5
16-1-5
17-1-6
18-1-6
19-1-6
20-2-6
21-2-6
22-2-6
23-2-6
24-2-6
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30-2-6
31-1-6

How January really feels in Žytkavičy

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.

Žytkavičy 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-1° / -6°358.97.180.0
Feb / -5°34979.50.0
Mar / -2°4010.14.811.50.5
Apr13° / 429.40.913.63.8
May19° / 6412015.45.9
Jun23° / 13°7112.2016.46.3
Jul25° / 15°9513.70166.4
Aug24° / 14°589.9014.56.9
Sep18° / 499012.45.8
Oct12° / 509.20.510.32.9
Nov / 439.13.28.50.3
Dec-0° / -4°399.46.17.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
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201288
211288
221387
231387
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281486
291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Žytkavičy gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13221
23221
33121
43122
53122
63022
73022
82922
92922
102822
112821
122721
132721
142721
152721
162721
172721
182622
192722
202722
212722
222723
232823
242824
252924
263025
273025
283125
293126
303126
313226

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 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 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 9:25 AM to 9:02 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.69:254:58
27.69:254:59
37.69:255:00
47.69:255:01
57.69:255:02
67.79:245:04
77.79:245:05
87.79:245:06
97.79:235:07
107.89:235:09
117.89:225:10
127.89:225:11
137.99:215:13
147.99:205:14
157.99:195:16
168.09:195:17
178.09:185:19
188.19:175:20
198.19:165:22
208.19:155:23
218.29:145:25
228.29:135:27
238.39:125:28
248.39:115:30
258.49:105:32
268.49:085:33
278.59:075:35
288.59:065:37
298.69:045:39
308.69:035:40
318.79:025:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.6Dim
100.6Dim
110.7Dim
120.7Dim
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140.7Dim
150.7Dim
160.7Dim
170.7Dim
180.8Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Žytkavičy?

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 Žytkavičy.

What to pack for Žytkavičy in January

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

In January, Žytkavičy sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Žytkavičy 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 Žytkavičy peaks around July 12 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 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Žytkavičy?

Žytkavičy sits at 52.2°N, 27.9°E, 137 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Soligorsk, 67 km away.

SoligorskLuninyetsSlutskMazyrKalinkovichiOvruchPinskSarny

Topography around Žytkavičy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Žytkavičy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m.

The land around Žytkavičy is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
291 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Soligorsk 67 km · Luninyets 72 km · Slutsk 91 km · Mazyr 95 km · Kalinkovichi 101 km · Ovruch 118 km · Pinsk 122 km · Sarny 130 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 Žytkavičy (52.2168°, 27.8561°, elevation 137 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).