Belorechensk weather in January

In January, Belorechensk sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Belorechensk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belorechensk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:01 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Belorechensk is town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density
974/km²
people per km²
Founded
1862

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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Belorechensk reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-2
25-2
35-2
45-2
55-2
65-2
75-2
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105-3
115-3
125-3
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234-3
244-4
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274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Belorechensk

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Belorechensk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6711.75.790.0
Feb / -3°519.64.210.10.5
Mar11° / 6911.9311.62.6
Apr17° / 6210.50.213.25.2
May22° / 12°8412.2014.66.4
Jun26° / 16°8511015.36.7
Jul29° / 18°5880155.9
Aug30° / 18°527.4013.95.9
Sep25° / 13°577.7012.37.5
Oct18° / 748.10.110.76.2
Nov11° / 7091.49.42.8
Dec / -2°7210.74.38.70.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102872
112872
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
202872
212872
222773
232773
242674
252674
262674
272674
282575
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Belorechensk gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13615
23615
33614
43614
53614
63614
73614
83614
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113614
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313923

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
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8100
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11100
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15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2514light breeze
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2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:04 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:044:44
28.78:044:44
38.78:044:45
48.78:044:46
58.78:044:47
68.78:044:48
78.88:044:49
88.88:034:50
98.88:034:51
108.88:034:52
118.88:034:53
128.98:024:54
138.98:024:55
148.98:024:56
158.98:014:58
169.08:014:59
179.08:005:00
189.08:005:01
199.17:595:02
209.17:595:04
219.17:585:05
229.17:575:06
239.27:575:07
249.27:565:09
259.37:555:10
269.37:545:11
279.37:535:13
289.47:525:14
299.47:515:15
309.47:515:17
319.57:505:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Belorechensk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belorechensk.

What to pack for Belorechensk in January

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

In January, Belorechensk sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Belorechensk 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 Belorechensk peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Belorechensk in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Belorechensk is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Belorechensk?

Belorechensk sits at 44.8°N, 39.9°E, 131 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Giaginskaya, 19 km away.

Topography around Belorechensk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belorechensk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,452 m.

The land around Belorechensk is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
2,452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Giaginskaya 19 km · Maykop 26 km · Apsheronsk 36 km · Khadyzhensk 47 km · Ust’-Labinsk 51 km · Kurganinsk 58 km · Goryachiy Klyuch 60 km · Pashkovskiy 67 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Belorechensk (44.77°, 39.8725°, elevation 131 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).