Krasnoye Selo weather in January

In January, Krasnoye Selo sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 10.5 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 -3°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 42 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Krasnoye Selo's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krasnoye Selo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
6 h 24 min
9:57 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Krasnoye Selo reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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

How January really feels in Krasnoye Selo

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.

Krasnoye Selo 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-3° / -8°3710.510.96.50.0
Feb-3° / -9°308.78.88.70.0
Mar / -5°359.17.311.30.0
Apr / 4410.23.214.11.8
May16° / 5810.50.216.74.7
Jun19° / 10°8413.5018.25.6
Jul22° / 13°8713.2017.66.1
Aug20° / 11°8813015.35.8
Sep15° / 5711.5012.64.2
Oct / 5812.41.89.81.1
Nov / -2°5011.56.77.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°4411.5105.80.0

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 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10991
11991
12892
13892
14892
151090
161090
171090
181090
191090
201090
211090
221090
231090
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251387
261387
271387
281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Krasnoye Selo gets around 37 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13634
23634
33634
43634
53635
63635
73735
83736
93736
103736
113736
123736
133636
143636
153536
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203335
213335
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273336
283336
293436
303436
313436

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 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 42 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 108 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:11 AM to 9:29 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.710:113:55
25.810:103:56
35.810:103:58
45.810:093:59
55.910:094:01
65.910:084:02
75.910:074:04
86.010:064:06
96.010:054:07
106.110:044:09
116.110:034:11
126.210:024:13
136.210:014:15
146.39:594:17
156.39:584:19
166.49:574:21
176.59:554:23
186.59:544:26
196.69:524:28
206.79:504:30
216.79:494:32
226.89:474:35
236.99:454:37
246.99:434:39
257.09:424:42
267.19:404:44
277.29:384:47
287.29:364:49
297.39:344:52
307.49:314:54
317.59:294:57

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 5.74 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
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30.2Dim
40.2Dim
50.2Dim
60.2Dim
70.2Dim
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170.3Dim
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250.4Dim
260.4Dim
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310.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Krasnoye Selo?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Krasnoye Selo.

What to pack for Krasnoye Selo in January

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

In January, Krasnoye Selo sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -8°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 Krasnoye Selo 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 45 km away) is warmest in July at about 18°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
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Krasnoye Selo 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 Krasnoye Selo peaks around July 12 at about 5 (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 12UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Krasnoye Selo 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 Krasnoye Selo is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1719 µg/m³Nov 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Krasnoye Selo?

Krasnoye Selo sits at 59.7°N, 30.1°E, 108 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gorelovo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Krasnoye Selo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krasnoye Selo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m.

The land around Krasnoye Selo is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (24%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
214 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Gorelovo 5.0 km · Sosnovaya Polyana 11 km · Uritsk 12 km · Dachnoye 15 km · Pushkin 17 km · Avtovo 18 km · Gatchina 18 km · Shushary 18 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 Krasnoye Selo (59.7383°, 30.0894°, elevation 108 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).