Kaliningrad weather in January

In January, Kaliningrad sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kaliningrad's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaliningrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
9:01 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kaliningrad is Russian Baltic city between Poland and Lithuania.

Density
2,114/km²
people per km²
Founded
1255

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kaliningrad reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-3
21-3
31-3
41-3
51-3
61-3
71-3
81-3
91-3
101-3
111-3
121-3
131-3
141-3
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201-3
211-3
221-3
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311-4

How January really feels in Kaliningrad

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.

Kaliningrad weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4710.95.47.60.0
Feb / -3°4010.25.49.30.0
Mar / -1°4410.53.411.50.4
Apr12° / 439.91.113.73.2
May17° / 5811.2015.85.5
Jun20° / 11°7212016.96.0
Jul23° / 14°8913.1016.56.3
Aug22° / 14°7612.6014.76.3
Sep18° / 10°5910.2012.55.5
Oct12° / 6011.50.110.22.9
Nov / 5011.11.88.20.5
Dec / -1°4911.44.87.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42080
52179
62179
71981
81981
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101981
111981
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131882
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312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kaliningrad gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13917
23917
33817
43816
53816
63816
73716
83715
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103515
113415
123415
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143216
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303619
313618

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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3100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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28100
29100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
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2015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:09 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 5:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.19:094:13
27.19:094:14
37.19:094:15
47.19:094:16
57.29:084:17
67.29:084:19
77.29:074:20
87.29:074:21
97.39:064:23
107.39:064:24
117.39:054:26
127.49:044:27
137.49:044:29
147.59:034:30
157.59:024:32
167.59:014:34
177.69:004:35
187.68:594:37
197.78:584:39
207.78:574:40
217.88:564:42
227.88:544:44
237.98:534:46
247.98:524:48
258.08:504:50
268.08:494:52
278.18:474:53
288.28:464:55
298.28:444:57
308.38:434:59
318.38:415:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
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30.5Dim
40.5Dim
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60.5Dim
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300.8Dim
310.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kaliningrad?

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 Kaliningrad.

What to pack for Kaliningrad in January

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

In January, Kaliningrad sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kaliningrad in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kaliningrad in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaliningrad peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaliningrad?

Kaliningrad sits at 54.7°N, 20.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svetlyy, 24 km away.

Topography around Kaliningrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaliningrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m.

The land around Kaliningrad is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
222 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Svetlyy 24 km · Zelenogradsk 28 km · Baltiysk 39 km · Bartoszyce 54 km · Braniewo 58 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 65 km · Chernyakhovsk 84 km · Kętrzyn 90 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 Kaliningrad (54.7064°, 20.511°, elevation 2 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).