Derbent weather in January

In January, Derbent sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 19% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Derbent's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Derbent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:19 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Derbent is city in Dagestan, Russia.

Density
1,522/km²
people per km²
Founded
~438 CE

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 Derbent reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Derbent

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.

Derbent 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 / -1°2774.79.30.0
Feb / -1°337.25.210.30.1
Mar / 337.21.811.71.7
Apr13° / 265.90.213.14.1
May20° / 12°317014.36.6
Jun25° / 17°2850157.7
Jul28° / 20°233.9014.77.4
Aug28° / 20°335.2013.77.1
Sep23° / 16°597012.37.3
Oct17° / 11°487.9010.85.6
Nov10° / 4381.19.62.5
Dec / 3173.290.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43070
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142971
152971
162971
172971
183070
193070
203070
213070
222971
233070
243070
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Derbent gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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32111
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82011
92011
102011
112012
122012
132012
142013
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162014
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202216
212217
222318
232318
242419
252419
262419
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282420
292420
302420
312420

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 7 km/h in January.

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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
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267calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:214:19
29.07:214:20
39.07:214:21
49.07:214:22
59.07:214:23
69.07:214:24
79.17:214:25
89.17:214:26
99.17:204:26
109.17:204:27
119.17:204:28
129.27:204:29
139.27:204:30
149.27:194:32
159.27:194:33
169.37:194:34
179.37:184:35
189.37:184:36
199.37:174:37
209.47:174:38
219.47:164:39
229.47:164:41
239.47:154:42
249.57:144:43
259.57:144:44
269.57:134:45
279.67:124:47
289.67:114:48
299.67:114:49
309.77:104:50
319.77:094:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
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31.5Dim
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51.5Dim
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71.6Dim
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241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Derbent?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Derbent.

What to pack for Derbent in January

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

In January, Derbent sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Derbent in January

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 7°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Oct 6 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Derbent 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 Derbent peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Derbent 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 Derbent is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2216 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Derbent?

Derbent sits at 42.1°N, 48.3°E, -13 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Dagestanskiye Ogni, 10 km away.

Topography around Derbent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Derbent has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 736 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,791 m.

The land around Derbent is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
522 m
16 km
736 m
80 km
3,791 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Dagestanskiye Ogni 10 km · Belidzhi 22 km · Izberbash 65 km · Qusar 72 km · Xaçmaz 80 km · Quba 81 km · Kaspiysk 105 km · Divichibazar 112 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 Derbent (42.0662°, 48.2876°, elevation -13 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. 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).