Kholmsk weather in January

In January, Kholmsk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kholmsk's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kholmsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:20 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kholmsk is human settlement in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,021/km²
people per km²
Founded
1870

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 Kholmsk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Kholmsk

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.

Kholmsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -10°4810.516.28.70.0
Feb-6° / -10°347.811.8100.0
Mar-2° / -5°529.61111.60.0
Apr / -0°569.35.813.30.0
May / 6810114.81.2
Jun12° / 659.5015.63.1
Jul16° / 14°9510015.35.0
Aug19° / 16°10911.50145.7
Sep16° / 13°10611.6012.45.0
Oct10° / 10013.50.810.62.3
Nov / -1°9215.812.69.10.1
Dec-3° / -7°7615.519.38.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 90%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kholmsk gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 16 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in January

Winds average 21 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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122breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 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 8:24 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:244:46
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58.48:244:50
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249.08:145:13
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269.18:135:16
279.18:125:17
289.18:115:19
299.28:105:20
309.28:085:21
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 1.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is January a good time to visit Kholmsk?

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
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kholmsk.

What to pack for Kholmsk in January

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

In January, Kholmsk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kholmsk in January

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Kholmsk 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 Kholmsk peaks around August 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kholmsk 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 Kholmsk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1215 µg/m³Dec 225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug7Good
Sep6Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kholmsk?

Kholmsk sits at 47.0°N, 142.0°E, 9 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nevel’sk, 43 km away.

Topography around Kholmsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kholmsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,026 m.

The land around Kholmsk is covered by trees (45%) and water (36%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (46%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
342 m
16 km
567 m
80 km
1,026 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nevel’sk 43 km · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 53 km · Korsakov 72 km · Wakkanai 184 km · Makubetsu 187 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 251 km · Poronaysk 254 km · Vanino 264 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 Kholmsk (47.0461°, 142.0494°, elevation 9 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. 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).