Jēkabpils weather in January

In January, Jēkabpils sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jēkabpils's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jēkabpils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:50 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Jēkabpils is state city of Latvia in Jēkabpils Municipality, municipal center.

Density
787/km²
people per km²
Founded
1670

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 Jēkabpils reaches about -2°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 -10°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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

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.

Jēkabpils weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°4711.38.97.20.0
Feb-1° / -7°42108.49.10.0
Mar / -3°4210.35.711.40.1
Apr11° / 459.71.913.92.7
May17° / 6611.10.116.15.3
Jun20° / 11°8312.4017.35.8
Jul23° / 13°7612.8016.86.3
Aug22° / 12°7912.2014.96.2
Sep16° / 5910.7012.54.8
Oct / 6312.41.210.11.8
Nov / -0°5311.23.77.90.0
Dec-0° / -4°4611.78.66.70.0

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Jēkabpils gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:00 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 3:39 PM to 4:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.79:003:39
26.79:003:40
36.79:003:42
46.78:593:43
56.88:593:44
66.88:583:45
76.88:583:47
86.98:573:48
96.98:573:50
106.98:563:51
117.08:553:53
127.08:543:55
137.08:533:56
147.18:523:58
157.18:514:00
167.28:504:01
177.28:494:03
187.38:484:05
197.38:474:07
207.48:454:09
217.48:444:11
227.58:434:13
237.68:414:15
247.68:404:17
257.78:384:19
267.78:374:21
277.88:354:23
287.98:334:25
297.98:324:27
308.08:304:29
318.18:284:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.45 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 Jēkabpils?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jēkabpils.

What to pack for Jēkabpils in January

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

In January, Jēkabpils sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Jēkabpils in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jēkabpils peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 22UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jēkabpils?

Jēkabpils sits at 56.5°N, 25.9°E, 83 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Madona, 45 km away.

MadonaDaugavpilsOgreRēzekneSiguldaCēsisSalaspilsVisaginas

Topography around Jēkabpils

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jēkabpils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Jēkabpils is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
300 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Madona 45 km · Daugavpils 80 km · Ogre 84 km · Rēzekne 91 km · Sigulda 95 km · Cēsis 97 km · Salaspils 100 km · Visaginas 107 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

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 Jēkabpils (56.499°, 25.8574°, elevation 83 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).