Shakhtinsk weather in January

In January, Shakhtinsk sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shakhtinsk's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shakhtinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
1st coldest
Precipitation
19 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
9:08 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shakhtinsk reaches about -10°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 -19°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-9-17
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30-10-18
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How January really feels in Shakhtinsk

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.

Shakhtinsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -18°195.56.98.40.0
Feb-9° / -17°195.56.29.80.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.44.911.50.0
Apr12° / 2971.713.43.6
May20° / 357.70.215.16.7
Jun25° / 13°428.10167.2
Jul26° / 15°4810015.76.8
Aug25° / 13°296014.27.6
Sep19° / 214.90.112.46.7
Oct10° / 286.32.310.52.6
Nov-1° / -9°286.75.68.80.0
Dec-8° / -15°246.57.680.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91882
101882
111981
121981
131981
141981
152080
162179
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202575
212674
222773
232872
242971
252971
262971
273070
283070
293070
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shakhtinsk gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 wet days in January, the driest month. 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 20% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11923
21923
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41923
51923
61924
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201924
211823
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281619
291619
301619
311619

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
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11100
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14100
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17100
18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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2717light breeze
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3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:14 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.09:145:12
28.09:145:13
38.09:135:14
48.09:135:15
58.09:135:16
68.19:135:17
78.19:135:18
88.19:125:19
98.19:125:20
108.29:125:22
118.29:115:23
128.29:115:24
138.39:105:25
148.39:105:27
158.39:095:28
168.39:085:29
178.49:085:31
188.49:075:32
198.59:065:34
208.59:055:35
218.59:055:37
228.69:045:38
238.69:035:40
248.79:025:41
258.79:015:43
268.79:005:44
278.88:585:46
288.88:575:47
298.98:565:49
308.98:555:51
319.08:545:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Shakhtinsk?

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 Shakhtinsk.

What to pack for Shakhtinsk in January

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

In January, Shakhtinsk sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Shakhtinsk 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 Shakhtinsk peaks around July 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 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 21UV 7Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shakhtinsk?

Shakhtinsk sits at 49.7°N, 72.6°E, 504 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Saran, 20 km away.

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Topography around Shakhtinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shakhtinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 492 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Shakhtinsk is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
687 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Saran 20 km · Abay 21 km · Karagandy 38 km · Temirtau 46 km · Astana 183 km · Ekibastuz 295 km · Stepnogorsk 298 km · Makinsk 359 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 Shakhtinsk (49.7071°, 72.5932°, elevation 504 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).