Pokrov weather in January

In January, Pokrov sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pokrov's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pokrov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:53 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pokrov is town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia.

Density
835/km²
people per km²
Founded
1506

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 -5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pokrov reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 2°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)
1-4-9
2-4-9
3-5-9
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How January really feels in Pokrov

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.

Pokrov 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-5° / -10°3910.511.87.40.0
Feb-4° / -10°338.59.49.20.0
Mar / -5°338.17.211.40.0
Apr11° / 419.52.213.82.6
May18° / 5610.70.2165.7
Jun22° / 12°7612.1017.26.1
Jul24° / 14°7812.4016.76.5
Aug22° / 12°6711.4014.86.4
Sep16° / 579.50.112.54.8
Oct / 6011.22.210.11.4
Nov / -4°449.46.480.0
Dec-4° / -8°4310.510.56.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8793
9793
10793
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12793
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27991
281090
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301189
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pokrov gets around 39 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13437
23437
33337
43337
53337
63337
73337
83336
93336
103236
113236
123235
133135
143135
153135
163134
173134
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193235
203236
213336
223337
233438
243438
253539
263540
273540
283641
293641
303641
313641

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
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3100
4100
5100
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8100
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:03 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 3:50 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.89:033:50
26.89:033:51
36.89:023:52
46.99:023:54
56.99:023:55
66.99:013:56
77.09:013:58
87.09:003:59
97.08:594:00
107.18:594:02
117.18:584:04
127.18:574:05
137.28:564:07
147.28:554:08
157.38:544:10
167.38:534:12
177.48:524:14
187.48:514:15
197.58:504:17
207.58:494:19
217.68:474:21
227.68:464:23
237.78:454:25
247.78:434:27
257.88:424:29
267.88:404:31
277.98:394:33
288.08:374:35
298.08:364:37
308.18:344:39
318.18:324:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.48 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 Pokrov?

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 Pokrov.

What to pack for Pokrov in January

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

In January, Pokrov sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pokrov 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 Pokrov peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Jan 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pokrov?

Pokrov sits at 55.9°N, 39.2°E, 132 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Orekhovo-Zuyevo, 16 km away.

Topography around Pokrov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pokrov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Pokrov is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Orekhovo-Zuyevo 16 km · Petushki 18 km · Kabanovo 24 km · Elektrogorsk 24 km · Likino-Dulevo 27 km · Kirzhach 33 km · Pavlovskiy Posad 36 km · Kurovskoye 41 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 Pokrov (55.918°, 39.1724°, elevation 132 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).