Kalach-na-Donu weather in January

In January, Kalach-na-Donu sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kalach-na-Donu's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalach-na-Donu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:01 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kalach-na-Donu is human settlement in Kalachyovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,529/km²
people per km²
Founded
1708

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 Kalach-na-Donu 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 -12°C and 3°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)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-2-7
4-2-7
5-2-7
6-2-7
7-2-8
8-2-8
9-2-8
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
21-3-9
22-3-9
23-3-9
24-3-9
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 Kalach-na-Donu

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.

Kalach-na-Donu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°368.98.18.50.0
Feb-2° / -8°297.36.19.80.0
Mar / -3°358.74.711.60.4
Apr15° / 306.90.513.44.6
May22° / 11°397.60157.1
Jun27° / 16°357.3015.96.8
Jul30° / 18°316.3015.55.8
Aug29° / 17°224.3014.26.6
Sep22° / 11°315.8012.47.3
Oct13° / 346.90.410.54.1
Nov / -2°286.32.490.3
Dec-1° / -6°398.76.38.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21090
31090
41090
51090
61189
71288
81288
91288
101288
111387
121486
131387
141387
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311486

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kalach-na-Donu gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12824
22925
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42925
52925
62925
72925
82925
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112925
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293028
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312927

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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21100
22100
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24100
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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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1615light breeze
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1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 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 8:05 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:054:13
28.18:054:14
38.28:054:15
48.28:054:16
58.28:054:17
68.28:054:18
78.28:054:19
88.38:044:20
98.38:044:21
108.38:044:22
118.38:034:23
128.48:034:25
138.48:024:26
148.48:024:27
158.58:014:28
168.58:014:30
178.58:004:31
188.67:594:33
198.67:584:34
208.67:584:35
218.77:574:37
228.77:564:38
238.77:554:40
248.87:544:41
258.87:534:43
268.97:524:44
278.97:514:46
289.07:504:47
299.07:494:49
309.07:484:50
319.17:474:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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30.8Dim
40.8Dim
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60.8Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kalach-na-Donu?

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 Kalach-na-Donu.

What to pack for Kalach-na-Donu in January

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

In January, Kalach-na-Donu sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kalach-na-Donu 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 Kalach-na-Donu peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kalach-na-Donu 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 Kalach-na-Donu is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Jun 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalach-na-Donu?

Kalach-na-Donu sits at 48.7°N, 43.5°E, 41 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Surovikino, 50 km away.

Topography around Kalach-na-Donu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kalach-na-Donu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalach-na-Donu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m.

The land around Kalach-na-Donu is covered by grassland (31%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
265 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Surovikino 50 km · Gorodishche 71 km · Volgograd 71 km · Volzhsky 93 km · Dubovka 104 km · Frolovo 120 km · Kotel’nikovo 121 km · Leninsk 123 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 Kalach-na-Donu (48.691°, 43.5264°, elevation 41 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).