Kirishi weather in January

In January, Kirishi sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 6.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 48 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kirishi's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirishi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
6 h 30 min
9:47 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kirishi is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,756/km²
people per km²
Founded
1693

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 -4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kirishi reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°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)
1-4-8
2-4-8
3-4-8
4-4-8
5-4-8
6-4-8
7-4-8
8-3-8
9-3-8
10-3-8
11-3-8
12-3-8
13-3-8
14-3-8
15-4-8
16-4-9
17-4-9
18-4-9
19-4-9
20-4-9
21-4-9
22-4-10
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24-4-10
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28-5-10
29-5-11
30-5-11
31-5-11

How January really feels in Kirishi

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.

Kirishi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°4111.111.66.50.0
Feb-3° / -10°308.498.70.0
Mar / -6°359.47.611.30.0
Apr10° / 4510.33.114.12.2
May17° / 6010.90.316.65.1
Jun21° / 11°8313.1018.15.8
Jul23° / 13°8112.6017.56.3
Aug21° / 11°8012.9015.35.9
Sep15° / 5210.7012.64.4
Oct / 5912.329.81.2
Nov / -3°5511.267.30.0
Dec-2° / -7°4712.311.15.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10991
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17991
18991
19991
20991
211090
221090
231090
241090
251288
261189
271189
281189
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kirishi gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13837
23836
33836
43836
53836
63837
73837
83837
93837
103838
113838
123838
133738
143738
153738
163739
173739
183639
193639
203638
213538
223538
233538
243538
253539
263539
273539
283539
293539
303539
313538

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 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 48 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:00 AM to 9:20 AM, and sunset from 3:50 PM to 4:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.810:003:50
25.910:003:51
35.99:593:52
45.99:593:54
56.09:583:55
66.09:583:57
76.09:573:58
86.19:564:00
96.19:554:02
106.29:544:04
116.29:534:06
126.39:524:07
136.39:514:09
146.49:494:11
156.49:484:13
166.59:474:16
176.59:454:18
186.69:444:20
196.79:424:22
206.79:414:24
216.89:394:27
226.99:374:29
236.99:364:31
247.09:344:33
257.19:324:36
267.19:304:38
277.29:284:41
287.39:264:43
297.49:244:46
307.49:224:48
317.59:204:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
20.2Dim
30.2Dim
40.2Dim
50.2Dim
60.2Dim
70.2Dim
80.2Dim
90.2Dim
100.2Dim
110.2Dim
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140.3Dim
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170.3Dim
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230.4Dim
240.4Dim
250.4Dim
260.4Dim
270.5Dim
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290.5Dim
300.5Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kirishi?

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 Kirishi.

What to pack for Kirishi in January

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

In January, Kirishi sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°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 Kirishi in January

The nearest coast averages about 0°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 68 km away) is warmest in July at about 17°C and coldest in February near -0°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
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Kirishi 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 Kirishi peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirishi?

Kirishi sits at 59.5°N, 32.0°E, 25 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chudovo, 44 km away.

Topography around Kirishi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirishi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m.

The land around Kirishi is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
194 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Chudovo 44 km · Volkhov 53 km · Tosno 66 km · Kirovsk 74 km · Nikol’skoye 75 km · Otradnoye 77 km · Tikhvin 86 km · Kolpino 87 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 Kirishi (59.4742°, 32.0401°, elevation 25 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).