Borisoglebsk weather in January

In January, Borisoglebsk sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Borisoglebsk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borisoglebsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:18 AM – 4:24 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Borisoglebsk is town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,400/km²
people per km²
Founded
1698

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 -4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Borisoglebsk reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°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)
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How January really feels in Borisoglebsk

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.

Borisoglebsk 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-4° / -10°419.49.18.20.0
Feb-3° / -10°348.57.69.60.0
Mar / -5°358.55.511.50.1
Apr14° / 377.90.913.54.1
May21° / 10°499015.36.7
Jun25° / 14°559.5016.36.9
Jul27° / 16°509.1015.96.7
Aug26° / 14°315.9014.47.4
Sep20° / 467.3012.46.5
Oct12° / 4790.810.43.0
Nov / -3°3883.98.60.1
Dec-3° / -7°429.387.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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3892
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311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Borisoglebsk gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12826
22826
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52827
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82827
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303533
313533

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

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
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515light breeze
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715light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 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 8:24 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 4:06 PM to 4:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:244:06
27.78:244:07
37.78:244:08
47.88:234:09
57.88:234:10
67.88:234:11
77.88:234:12
87.98:224:13
97.98:224:15
107.98:214:16
117.98:214:17
128.08:204:18
138.08:204:20
148.08:194:21
158.18:184:23
168.18:184:24
178.18:174:26
188.28:164:27
198.28:154:29
208.38:144:30
218.38:134:32
228.38:124:33
238.48:114:35
248.48:104:37
258.58:094:38
268.58:084:40
278.68:074:42
288.68:054:43
298.78:044:45
308.78:034:47
318.88:014:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.86 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 Borisoglebsk?

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 Borisoglebsk.

What to pack for Borisoglebsk in January

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

In January, Borisoglebsk sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -10°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 Borisoglebsk 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 Borisoglebsk peaks around June 21 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Borisoglebsk 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 Borisoglebsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (September, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1815 µg/m³Sep 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr11Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct7Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Borisoglebsk?

Borisoglebsk sits at 51.4°N, 42.1°E, 99 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gribanovskiy, 13 km away.

Topography around Borisoglebsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borisoglebsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m.

The land around Borisoglebsk is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
174 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Gribanovskiy 13 km · Povorino 22 km · Uryupinsk 63 km · Uvarovo 69 km · Zherdevka 70 km · Balashov 77 km · Novoanninskiy 102 km · Anna 117 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 Borisoglebsk (51.3689°, 42.098°, elevation 99 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).