Dagomys weather in January

In January, Dagomys sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 171 mm of precipitation across 16.1 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°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 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dagomys's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dagomys's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
171 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:58 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Dagomys is Sochi human settlement, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dagomys reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 11°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)
170
260
360
460
560
660
760
860
960
1060
1160
1260
136-1
146-1
155-1
165-1
175-1
185-1
195-1
205-1
215-1
225-1
235-1
245-1
255-1
265-1
275-1
285-1
295-1
305-1
315-1

How January really feels in Dagomys

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.

Dagomys weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°17116.110.69.10.2
Feb / -1°12913.28.910.20.5
Mar / 13515.26.711.61.7
Apr14° / 98121.613.24.0
May19° / 10°10213014.55.7
Jun23° / 14°9813.8015.26.5
Jul25° / 17°9714014.96.6
Aug26° / 17°8012.3013.86.9
Sep22° / 13°10911.3012.36.9
Oct18° / 13911.10.210.85.6
Nov12° / 15011.639.53.1
Dec / 16814.97.38.81.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
43070
53070
63070
73070
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173169
183169
193169
203169
213070
223070
233070
242971
252971
262773
272773
282773
292872
302872
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dagomys gets around 171 mm of rain and snow over 16.1 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15329
25329
35329
45329
55330
65330
75330
85231
95231
105231
115231
125232
135132
145132
155133
165133
175033
185034
195034
205035
215035
225136
235137
245238
255238
265339
275339
285339
295339
305339
315339

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 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 8:01 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:014:48
28.88:014:49
38.88:014:50
48.88:014:51
58.98:014:52
68.98:014:53
78.98:014:54
88.98:004:55
98.98:004:56
108.98:004:57
119.08:004:58
129.08:004:59
139.07:595:00
149.07:595:01
159.17:585:02
169.17:585:03
179.17:585:04
189.17:575:06
199.27:575:07
209.27:565:08
219.27:555:09
229.37:555:10
239.37:545:12
249.37:535:13
259.47:535:14
269.47:525:15
279.47:515:17
289.57:505:18
299.57:495:19
309.57:485:21
319.67:475:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dagomys?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dagomys.

What to pack for Dagomys in January

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

In January, Dagomys sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Dagomys in January

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Oct 18 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct20Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Dagomys 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 Dagomys peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dagomys?

Dagomys sits at 43.7°N, 39.7°E, 16 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sochi, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Dagomys

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dagomys has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,091 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,254 m.

The land around Dagomys is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
384 m
16 km
1,091 m
80 km
3,254 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sochi 9.0 km · Khosta 24 km · Kudepsta 26 km · Adler 34 km · Lazarevskoye 38 km · Tuapse 67 km · Khadyzhensk 85 km · Apsheronsk 88 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 Dagomys (43.6697°, 39.6686°, elevation 16 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).