Kharabali weather in January

In January, Kharabali sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kharabali's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kharabali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:41 AM – 4:20 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kharabali is human settlement in Kharabalinsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.

Density
729/km²
people per km²
Founded
1789

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 -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kharabali reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 4°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)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-2-7
4-2-7
5-2-7
6-2-7
7-2-7
8-2-7
9-2-7
10-2-7
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12-2-8
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15-2-8
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17-2-8
18-2-8
19-2-8
20-2-8
21-2-8
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27-2-9
28-2-9
29-2-9
30-2-9
31-2-9

How January really feels in Kharabali

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.

Kharabali 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-2° / -8°205.84.88.70.0
Feb-1° / -8°184.83.59.90.0
Mar / -2°225.82.311.61.1
Apr17° / 255.60.213.35.6
May24° / 12°235.9014.97.4
Jun30° / 17°235.1015.75.9
Jul32° / 20°173.8015.34.7
Aug31° / 18°142.8014.15.6
Sep24° / 12°193.8012.47.8
Oct15° / 265.70.210.65.1
Nov / -2°205.11.99.10.6
Dec-1° / -6°236.14.88.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41585
51585
61585
71486
81486
91585
101585
111585
121684
131684
141684
151684
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191783
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281981
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302080
311981

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kharabali gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12118
22118
32117
42117
52017
62017
72016
82016
91916
101915
111815
121814
131814
141814
151814
161814
171714
181714
191714
201714
211714
221714
231714
241714
251815
261815
271815
281915
291915
301915
311915

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 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
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:454:04
28.37:454:04
38.37:454:05
48.47:454:06
58.47:454:07
68.47:444:08
78.47:444:09
88.47:444:10
98.57:444:11
108.57:434:13
118.57:434:14
128.57:434:15
138.67:424:16
148.67:424:17
158.67:414:19
168.77:414:20
178.77:404:21
188.77:394:22
198.87:394:24
208.87:384:25
218.87:374:27
228.97:364:28
238.97:364:29
248.97:354:31
259.07:344:32
269.07:334:34
279.17:324:35
289.17:314:37
299.17:304:38
309.27:294:40
319.27:284:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kharabali?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kharabali.

What to pack for Kharabali in January

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

In January, Kharabali sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kharabali 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 Kharabali 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 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kharabali 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 Kharabali is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1926 µg/m³Jun 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kharabali?

Kharabali sits at 47.4°N, 47.3°E, -8 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Akhtubinsk, 127 km away.

Topography around Kharabali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kharabali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of -12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m.

The land around Kharabali is covered by grassland (48%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
53 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Akhtubinsk 127 km · Astrakhan 132 km · Shalkar 141 km · Kamyzyak 158 km · Znamensk 173 km · Leninsk 210 km · Volzhsky 239 km · Volgograd 251 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 Kharabali (47.4077°, 47.2539°, elevation -8 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).