gorod Solnetchnogorsk weather in January

In January, gorod Solnetchnogorsk sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 7.3 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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is gorod Solnetchnogorsk's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see gorod Solnetchnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
9:04 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk reaches about -5°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)
1-4-9
2-4-9
3-4-9
4-4-9
5-4-9
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8-4-9
9-4-9
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How January really feels in gorod Solnetchnogorsk

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.

gorod Solnetchnogorsk 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-5° / -10°3610.111.67.30.0
Feb-4° / -10°328.710.29.10.0
Mar / -5°348.97.811.40.0
Apr10° / 399.52.613.82.4
May18° / 6612.50.3165.3
Jun21° / 11°7913.2017.25.8
Jul23° / 14°8213.3016.86.3
Aug21° / 12°7511.6014.96.2
Sep15° / 6210.30.212.54.5
Oct / 6011.42.410.11.3
Nov / -3°4610.16.57.90.0
Dec-3° / -8°3810.410.86.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20892
21991
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27892
28991
291090
301090
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

gorod Solnetchnogorsk gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13236
23236
33236
43236
53337
63337
73337
83237
93237
103237
113137
123136
133136
143036
153036
163036
173035
183035
193035
203036
213036
223136
233137
243237
253338
263338
273439
283439
293539
303540
313540

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

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
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
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:13 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.79:133:57
26.89:133:58
36.89:133:59
46.89:134:01
56.89:124:02
66.99:124:03
76.99:114:05
86.99:114:06
97.09:104:07
107.09:094:09
117.09:084:11
127.19:084:12
137.19:074:14
147.29:064:15
157.29:054:17
167.39:044:19
177.39:034:21
187.49:024:23
197.49:004:24
207.58:594:26
217.58:584:28
227.68:564:30
237.68:554:32
247.78:544:34
257.78:524:36
267.88:514:38
277.98:494:40
287.98:474:42
298.08:464:44
308.08:444:46
318.18:424:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit gorod Solnetchnogorsk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in gorod Solnetchnogorsk.

What to pack for gorod Solnetchnogorsk in January

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

In January, gorod Solnetchnogorsk sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -10°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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk 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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in gorod Solnetchnogorsk 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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2323 µg/m³Jan 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is gorod Solnetchnogorsk?

gorod Solnetchnogorsk sits at 56.2°N, 37.0°E, 196 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Solnechnogorsk, 1.0 km away.

Topography around gorod Solnetchnogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around gorod Solnetchnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m.

The land around gorod Solnetchnogorsk is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
213 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Solnechnogorsk 1.0 km · Klin 22 km · Zelenograd 26 km · Istra 30 km · Skhodnya 33 km · Lobnya 35 km · Dedovsk 36 km · Dmitrov 38 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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk (56.1859°, 36.9756°, elevation 196 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).