Kalininsk weather in January

In January, Kalininsk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kalininsk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalininsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:09 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kalininsk is human settlement in Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Density
779/km²
people per km²
Founded
1680

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 -6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kalininsk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

-20°-10°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-10
2-5-10
3-5-10
4-5-10
5-5-10
6-5-10
7-5-10
8-5-10
9-5-10
10-5-10
11-5-10
12-5-11
13-5-11
14-5-11
15-5-11
16-6-11
17-6-11
18-6-11
19-6-11
20-6-11
21-6-12
22-6-12
23-6-12
24-6-12
25-6-12
26-7-12
27-7-12
28-7-12
29-7-12
30-7-13
31-7-13

How January really feels in Kalininsk

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.

Kalininsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°399.510.68.10.0
Feb-5° / -12°348.38.49.60.0
Mar / -6°378.46.911.50.0
Apr13° / 408.31.513.53.5
May20° / 509.1015.36.5
Jun24° / 13°579.9016.36.9
Jul27° / 16°529015.96.9
Aug26° / 14°396.4014.47.4
Sep19° / 477.1012.46.4
Oct11° / 428.60.910.42.7
Nov / -4°3784.98.60.0
Dec-4° / -9°419.49.57.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10892
11892
12892
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181090
191090
201090
211090
221090
231090
241090
251090
261090
271189
281288
291288
301288
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kalininsk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12931
22932
32932
43032
53032
63033
73133
83133
93133
103234
113234
123234
133234
143134
153134
163134
173134
183134
193134
203035
213035
223135
233135
243135
253136
263236
273236
283336
293336
303336
313336

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0510152025151015202531
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
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:15 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:153:56
27.78:153:57
37.78:153:58
47.78:153:59
57.88:144:00
67.88:144:01
77.88:144:02
87.88:134:03
97.98:134:04
107.98:134:06
117.98:124:07
127.98:114:08
138.08:114:10
148.08:104:11
158.08:104:13
168.18:094:14
178.18:084:15
188.28:074:17
198.28:064:18
208.28:054:20
218.38:044:22
228.38:034:23
238.48:024:25
248.48:014:26
258.58:004:28
268.57:594:30
278.67:584:32
288.67:564:33
298.77:554:35
308.77:544:37
318.87:524:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kalininsk?

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 Kalininsk.

What to pack for Kalininsk in January

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

In January, Kalininsk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°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 Kalininsk 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 Kalininsk peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kalininsk?

Kalininsk sits at 51.5°N, 44.5°E, 152 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Atkarsk, 56 km away.

Topography around Kalininsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalininsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Kalininsk is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
236 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Atkarsk 56 km · Zhirnovsk 61 km · Yelan’ 80 km · Balashov 91 km · Rtishchevo 97 km · Krasnoarmeysk 100 km · Saratov 105 km · Serdobsk 108 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 Kalininsk (51.4978°, 44.4768°, elevation 152 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).