Giaginskaya weather in January

In January, Giaginskaya sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.5 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 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Giaginskaya's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giaginskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:00 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Giaginskaya is human settlement in Giaginsky District, Republic of Adygea, Russia.

Density
465/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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Giaginskaya reaches about 4°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
55-3
65-3
75-3
85-3
95-3
105-3
115-3
125-3
134-3
144-3
154-3
164-3
174-3
184-3
194-3
204-4
214-4
224-4
234-4
244-4
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Giaginskaya

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.

Giaginskaya 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°6411.55.890.0
Feb / -3°489.64.410.10.5
Mar11° / 6611.83.311.62.5
Apr17° / 6210.80.213.25.2
May22° / 12°8812.5014.66.3
Jun26° / 16°8511.3015.36.6
Jul29° / 18°597.90156.1
Aug30° / 18°547.4013.96.0
Sep25° / 13°597.7012.37.5
Oct18° / 718.10.110.76.1
Nov11° / 689.21.89.42.7
Dec / -2°6910.84.88.70.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
72971
82971
93070
102971
113070
123070
133070
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
212971
222971
232971
242773
252773
262872
272773
282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Giaginskaya gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 (%)
13616
23616
33616
43515
53515
63515
73515
83515
93515
103515
113515
123515
133515
143516
153516
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203720
213721
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274024
284024
294024
304023
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
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 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
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1613light breeze
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1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light 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 8:03 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:034:42
28.78:034:43
38.78:034:44
48.78:034:45
58.78:034:46
68.78:034:47
78.78:034:48
88.88:034:49
98.88:034:50
108.88:034:51
118.88:024:52
128.98:024:53
138.98:024:54
148.98:014:55
158.98:014:56
169.08:004:58
179.08:004:59
189.07:595:00
199.07:595:01
209.17:585:03
219.17:575:04
229.17:575:05
239.27:565:06
249.27:555:08
259.27:545:09
269.37:545:10
279.37:535:12
289.47:525:13
299.47:515:14
309.47:505:16
319.57:495:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.5 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
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Giaginskaya?

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 Giaginskaya.

What to pack for Giaginskaya in January

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

In January, Giaginskaya sees daytime highs around 4°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 Giaginskaya 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 Giaginskaya 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 Giaginskaya 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 Giaginskaya 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 Giaginskaya?

Giaginskaya sits at 44.9°N, 40.1°E, 129 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belorechensk, 19 km away.

Topography around Giaginskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giaginskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,633 m.

The land around Giaginskaya is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
1,633 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Belorechensk 19 km · Maykop 28 km · Kurganinsk 41 km · Ust’-Labinsk 49 km · Apsheronsk 52 km · Tbilisskaya 57 km · Labinsk 58 km · Khadyzhensk 64 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 Giaginskaya (44.8621°, 40.072°, elevation 129 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).