Privolzhsk weather in January

In January, Privolzhsk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 7.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 24 min at the start of January to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Privolzhsk's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Privolzhsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
8:54 AM – 3:54 PM
Cloud cover
92%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Privolzhsk is human settlement in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,116/km²
people per km²
Founded
1485

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 -6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Privolzhsk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Privolzhsk

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.

Privolzhsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°401112.67.10.0
Feb-5° / -11°318.41090.0
Mar / -7°348.98.511.40.0
Apr / 4092.613.92.0
May17° / 5810.90.316.25.3
Jun21° / 11°7412.1017.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7312.80176.4
Aug21° / 12°68120156.1
Sep15° / 6210.70.212.54.2
Oct / 6412.13.3101.0
Nov-0° / -4°49118.17.70.0
Dec-5° / -9°4210.711.66.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Privolzhsk gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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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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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 24 min at the start of January to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:05 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 3:31 PM to 4:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.49:053:31
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Privolzhsk?

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

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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 Privolzhsk.

What to pack for Privolzhsk in January

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

In January, Privolzhsk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -12°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 Privolzhsk in January

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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 Privolzhsk peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

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Location & terrain

Where is Privolzhsk?

Privolzhsk sits at 57.4°N, 41.3°E, 117 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Volgorechensk, 10 km away.

Topography around Privolzhsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Privolzhsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m.

The land around Privolzhsk is covered by cropland (52%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (26%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
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16 km
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80 km
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January weather nearby: Volgorechensk 10 km · Furmanov 18 km · Rodniki 41 km · Vichuga 42 km · Nerekhta 44 km · Ivanovo 47 km · Kostroma 48 km · Kineshma 50 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 Privolzhsk (57.3839°, 41.2916°, elevation 117 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).