Mineralnye Vody weather in January

In January, Mineralnye Vody sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mineralnye Vody's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mineralnye Vody's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:46 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mineralnye Vody is town and administrative center of Mineralovodsky District of Stavropol Krai in North Caucasus, Russia.

Density
1,557/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mineralnye Vody reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°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
102-4
112-4
122-4
132-4
142-4
152-4
162-4
172-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-5
221-5
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
272-5
282-5
292-5
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Mineralnye Vody

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mineralnye Vody weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°277.579.10.0
Feb / -4°276.75.410.20.0
Mar / 4710.24.411.61.6
Apr16° / 559.60.413.24.8
May22° / 11°6911.8014.56.3
Jun27° / 16°6810.5015.36.5
Jul30° / 18°528.20155.6
Aug29° / 18°517.3013.86.0
Sep24° / 13°487.8012.37.2
Oct16° / 488.40.410.85.2
Nov / 357.73.29.41.3
Dec / -3°327.868.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112377
122476
132476
142476
152476
162476
172476
182377
192377
202377
212377
222377
232377
242278
252278
262278
272278
282377
292377
302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mineralnye Vody gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12521
22420
32420
42420
52420
62320
72321
82321
92321
102321
112321
122322
132322
142322
152422
162423
172423
182423
192523
202524
212524
222524
232524
242524
252524
262523
272523
282423
292423
302422
312422

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
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2010calm
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2611calm
2711calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 7:49 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:494:33
28.77:494:33
38.87:494:34
48.87:494:35
58.87:494:36
68.87:494:37
78.87:494:38
88.87:484:39
98.97:484:40
108.97:484:41
118.97:484:42
128.97:474:43
139.07:474:44
149.07:474:45
159.07:464:46
169.07:464:48
179.17:454:49
189.17:454:50
199.17:444:51
209.17:444:52
219.27:434:54
229.27:424:55
239.27:424:56
249.37:414:57
259.37:404:59
269.37:395:00
279.47:395:01
289.47:385:03
299.57:375:04
309.57:365:05
319.57:355:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mineralnye Vody?

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 Mineralnye Vody.

What to pack for Mineralnye Vody in January

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

In January, Mineralnye Vody sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Mineralnye Vody 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 Mineralnye Vody peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mineralnye Vody 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 Mineralnye Vody is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Dec 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mineralnye Vody?

Mineralnye Vody sits at 44.2°N, 43.1°E, 310 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zheleznovodsk, 13 km away.

Topography around Mineralnye Vody

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mineralnye Vody has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,121 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,758 m.

The land around Mineralnye Vody is covered by artificial surfaces (48%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
1,121 m
80 km
2,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Zheleznovodsk 13 km · Inozemtsevo 14 km · Lermontov 17 km · Pyatigorsk 19 km · Goryachevodskiy 21 km · Svobody 22 km · Nezlobnaya 24 km · Georgiyevsk 28 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 Mineralnye Vody (44.2103°, 43.1353°, elevation 310 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).