Krasnoarmeysk weather in January

In January, Krasnoarmeysk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Krasnoarmeysk's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krasnoarmeysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:02 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Krasnoarmeysk is town in Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,349/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical January day in Krasnoarmeysk 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.

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How January really feels in Krasnoarmeysk

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.

Krasnoarmeysk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°347.88.58.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°296.679.60.0
Mar / -6°327.25.311.50.0
Apr12° / 367.41.113.53.5
May21° / 10°387.5015.36.8
Jun25° / 15°468.2016.27.2
Jul28° / 17°396.9015.86.9
Aug26° / 16°275.7014.37.4
Sep20° / 10°446.6012.46.6
Oct11° / 367.70.610.43.0
Nov / -3°317.13.78.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°327.77.57.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Krasnoarmeysk gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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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 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 3:53 PM to 4:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:083:53
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37.88:073:55
47.88:073:56
57.88:073:57
67.98:073:58
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87.98:064:01
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108.08:054:03
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148.18:034:08
158.18:024:10
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188.28:004:14
198.37:594:16
208.37:584:17
218.47:574:19
228.47:564:20
238.47:554:22
248.57:544:24
258.57:534:25
268.67:524:27
278.67:514:28
288.77:504:30
298.77:484:32
308.87:474:34
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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 0.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.95 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 Krasnoarmeysk?

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 Krasnoarmeysk.

What to pack for Krasnoarmeysk in January

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

In January, Krasnoarmeysk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Krasnoarmeysk in January

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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 Krasnoarmeysk peaks around July 15 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
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Jun6High
Jul7Very high
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Location & terrain

Where is Krasnoarmeysk?

Krasnoarmeysk sits at 51.0°N, 45.7°E, 202 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Privolzhskiy, 49 km away.

Topography around Krasnoarmeysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krasnoarmeysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m.

The land around Krasnoarmeysk is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
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286 m
80 km
350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Privolzhskiy 49 km · Engels 59 km · Saratov 61 km · Zhirnovsk 64 km · Kalininsk 100 km · Kotovo 100 km · Marks 106 km · Kamyshin 106 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 Krasnoarmeysk (51.0235°, 45.6966°, elevation 202 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).