Otradnaya weather in January

In January, Otradnaya sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.2 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 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Otradnaya's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otradnaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:53 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Otradnaya is human settlement in Russia.

Founded
1857

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 Otradnaya reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-4
23-4
33-5
43-5
53-5
63-5
72-5
82-5
92-5
102-5
112-5
122-5
132-5
142-5
152-5
162-5
172-6
182-6
192-6
202-6
212-6
222-6
232-6
242-6
252-6
262-6
272-6
282-6
292-6
302-6
312-6

How January really feels in Otradnaya

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
15 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Otradnaya 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 / -6°419.27.290.0
Feb / -5°368.15.510.10.1
Mar / -1°5911.75.511.61.7
Apr15° / 7512.60.913.24.3
May20° / 10°10815.10.114.65.6
Jun24° / 14°11013.8015.36.3
Jul27° / 16°7610.10156.6
Aug27° / 16°679.8013.86.7
Sep23° / 11°719.2012.37.1
Oct16° / 648.70.510.85.3
Nov / 508.82.89.41.8
Dec / -4°469.568.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52872
62872
72773
82773
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152971
162872
172872
182872
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282971
292971
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Otradnaya gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13120
23020
33020
42920
52920
62920
72820
82820
92821
102721
112721
122721
132721
142721
152722
162722
172823
182823
192823
202924
212924
223025
233125
243125
253226
263226
273326
283326
293326
303325
313325

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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1710calm
1810calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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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 7:56 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:564:38
28.77:564:39
38.77:564:40
48.87:564:41
58.87:564:42
68.87:564:43
78.87:564:44
88.87:564:45
98.87:554:46
108.97:554:47
118.97:554:48
128.97:554:49
138.97:544:50
149.07:544:51
159.07:534:52
169.07:534:53
179.07:524:55
189.17:524:56
199.17:514:57
209.17:514:58
219.27:505:00
229.27:495:01
239.27:495:02
249.37:485:03
259.37:475:05
269.37:465:06
279.47:465:07
289.47:455:09
299.47:445:10
309.57:435:11
319.57:425:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Otradnaya?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Otradnaya.

What to pack for Otradnaya in January

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

In January, Otradnaya sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Otradnaya in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Otradnaya peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 12UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Otradnaya 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 Otradnaya is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1816 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Otradnaya?

Otradnaya sits at 44.4°N, 41.5°E, 431 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kochubeyevskoye, 38 km away.

Topography around Otradnaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otradnaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 465 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,133 m.

The land around Otradnaya is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
2,133 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kochubeyevskoye 38 km · Nevinnomyssk 43 km · Cherkessk 46 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 50 km · Mostovskoy 58 km · Zelenchukskaya 60 km · Labinsk 68 km · Armavir 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 Otradnaya (44.3932°, 41.5193°, elevation 431 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).