Mikhaylovsk weather in January

In January, Mikhaylovsk sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mikhaylovsk's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mikhaylovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:53 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mikhaylovsk is town in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
2,819/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mikhaylovsk reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 7°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)
12-4
22-4
32-4
42-4
52-4
62-4
72-4
82-4
92-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-5
161-5
171-5
181-5
191-5
201-5
211-5
221-5
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
301-5
311-5

How January really feels in Mikhaylovsk

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
17 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Mikhaylovsk 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 / -5°419.56.490.0
Feb / -4°358.85.910.10.0
Mar / 54114.611.61.4
Apr15° / 56100.313.24.5
May21° / 11°8712.8014.66.1
Jun26° / 15°7411.1015.46.6
Jul29° / 18°608.8015.16.0
Aug29° / 17°517013.96.4
Sep23° / 12°558012.37.3
Oct16° / 568.60.410.75.1
Nov / 478.62.59.31.2
Dec / -3°459.65.58.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Mikhaylovsk gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13317
23217
33216
43116
53116
63116
73017
83017
93017
102918
112918
122919
132919
142920
152920
162921
172922
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193023
203023
213024
223124
233124
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303425
313525

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 (%)
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8100
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15100
16100
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19100
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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 15 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
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2715light breeze
2815light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:574:34
28.67:574:34
38.67:574:35
48.77:574:36
58.77:574:37
68.77:564:38
78.77:564:39
88.77:564:40
98.87:564:41
108.87:564:42
118.87:554:43
128.87:554:44
138.87:554:45
148.97:544:47
158.97:544:48
168.97:534:49
179.07:534:50
189.07:524:51
199.07:524:53
209.07:514:54
219.17:504:55
229.17:504:56
239.17:494:58
249.27:484:59
259.27:475:00
269.37:475:02
279.37:465:03
289.37:455:04
299.47:445:06
309.47:435:07
319.47:425:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mikhaylovsk?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mikhaylovsk.

What to pack for Mikhaylovsk in January

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

In January, Mikhaylovsk sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Mikhaylovsk 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 Mikhaylovsk peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mikhaylovsk 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 Mikhaylovsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mikhaylovsk?

Mikhaylovsk sits at 45.1°N, 42.0°E, 428 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Stavropol, 12 km away.

Topography around Mikhaylovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mikhaylovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 443 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 m.

The land around Mikhaylovsk is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
771 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Stavropol 12 km · Donskoye 36 km · Izobil’nyy 36 km · Nevinnomyssk 56 km · Kochubeyevskoye 56 km · Svetlograd 69 km · Armavir 73 km · Novoaleksandrovsk 75 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 Mikhaylovsk (45.131°, 42.027°, elevation 428 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).