Chernyanka weather in January

In January, Chernyanka sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chernyanka's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chernyanka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:33 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Chernyanka is urban locality and the administrative center of Chernyansky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1656

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 -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chernyanka reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-8
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-3-8
8-3-8
9-3-8
10-3-8
11-3-8
12-3-8
13-3-8
14-3-8
15-3-8
16-3-8
17-3-8
18-3-8
19-3-8
20-3-8
21-4-9
22-4-9
23-4-9
24-4-9
25-4-9
26-4-9
27-4-9
28-4-9
29-4-9
30-4-9
31-4-9

How January really feels in Chernyanka

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.

Chernyanka weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°399.99.68.20.0
Feb-2° / -8°358.67.89.70.0
Mar / -3°41106.511.50.2
Apr13° / 439.1113.53.8
May20° / 10°5410.3015.36.3
Jun24° / 14°6010.1016.26.9
Jul26° / 16°6310.4015.86.7
Aug25° / 14°406.9014.37.4
Sep19° / 488.10.112.46.2
Oct11° / 488.60.810.42.9
Nov / -2°397.33.68.70.1
Dec-2° / -7°439.17.77.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17991
18991
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20991
21991
221090
231090
241090
251090
261090
271090
281189
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chernyanka gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13027
23028
33028
43028
52928
62928
72928
82928
92928
102928
112928
122929
132929
142929
153029
163029
173030
183030
193131
203131
213231
223232
233332
243433
253533
263534
273634
283634
293634
303634
313634

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1415light breeze
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1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:39 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:394:25
27.88:394:26
37.88:394:27
47.88:384:28
57.88:384:29
67.98:384:30
77.98:384:31
87.98:374:33
97.98:374:34
108.08:374:35
118.08:364:36
128.08:354:38
138.18:354:39
148.18:344:40
158.18:344:42
168.28:334:43
178.28:324:45
188.28:314:46
198.38:304:48
208.38:304:49
218.48:294:51
228.48:284:52
238.58:274:54
248.58:264:55
258.58:244:57
268.68:234:59
278.68:225:00
288.78:215:02
298.78:205:04
308.88:185:05
318.88:175:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
120.7Dim
130.7Dim
140.8Dim
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160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.8Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Chernyanka?

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 Chernyanka.

What to pack for Chernyanka in January

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

In January, Chernyanka sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chernyanka 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 Chernyanka peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chernyanka?

Chernyanka sits at 50.9°N, 37.8°E, 139 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novy Oskol, 20 km away.

Topography around Chernyanka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chernyanka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Chernyanka is covered by cropland (29%), grassland (27%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (53%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
487 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Novy Oskol 20 km · Staryy Oskol 41 km · Gubkin 43 km · Rossosh’ 53 km · Alexeyevka 70 km · Valuyki 85 km · Shebekino 86 km · Gorod Shebekino 86 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 Chernyanka (50.9382°, 37.8151°, elevation 139 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).