Kostanay weather in January

In January, Kostanay sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kostanay's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kostanay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
1st coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
10:01 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kostanay is city in Kazakhstan, administrative centre of the Kostanay Province.

Founded
1879

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 -11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kostanay reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Kostanay

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.

Kostanay 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-11° / -18°175.16.17.90.0
Feb-10° / -17°174.95.69.40.0
Mar-2° / -10°245.84.811.50.0
Apr11° / 296.51.713.62.9
May20° / 458.60.215.66.5
Jun25° / 13°408016.67.2
Jul26° / 15°539016.26.9
Aug24° / 13°477.9014.67.2
Sep18° / 326.3012.46.0
Oct / 337.12.510.32.1
Nov-2° / -9°246.15.38.40.0
Dec-9° / -16°236.36.97.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42278
52179
62080
72080
82080
91981
101981
112080
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292476
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kostanay gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12224
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42023
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62022
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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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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 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 10:08 AM to 9:43 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.410:085:30
27.410:085:31
37.410:075:32
47.410:075:33
57.410:075:34
67.510:075:35
77.510:065:36
87.510:065:38
97.610:055:39
107.610:055:40
117.610:045:42
127.710:045:43
137.710:035:44
147.710:025:46
157.810:015:48
167.810:015:49
177.810:005:51
187.99:595:52
197.99:585:54
208.09:575:56
218.09:565:57
228.19:545:59
238.19:536:01
248.29:526:02
258.29:516:04
268.39:506:06
278.39:486:08
288.49:476:10
298.49:456:11
308.59:446:13
318.59:436:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kostanay?

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

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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kostanay.

What to pack for Kostanay in January

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

In January, Kostanay sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kostanay 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 Kostanay peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kostanay?

Kostanay sits at 53.2°N, 63.6°E, 167 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Rudnyy, 44 km away.

TroitskKurtamyshZhitikaraKartalyYuzhnoural’skPlast

Topography around Kostanay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kostanay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m.

The land around Kostanay is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
616 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Rudnyy 44 km · Lisakovsk 106 km · Troitsk 167 km · Kurtamysh 196 km · Zhitikara 199 km · Kartaly 200 km · Yuzhnoural’sk 207 km · Plast 225 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Kostanay (53.2144°, 63.6246°, elevation 167 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).