Prokhladnyy weather in January

In January, Prokhladnyy sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 9.1 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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Prokhladnyy's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prokhladnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:41 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Prokhladnyy is town and administrative center of Prokhladnensky District in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic in North Caucasus, Russia.

Density
1,733/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

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 Prokhladnyy reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 7°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
132-5
142-5
152-5
162-5
172-5
182-5
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202-5
212-5
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232-5
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252-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
292-5
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Prokhladnyy

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.

Prokhladnyy 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°277.77.49.10.0
Feb / -4°276.85.610.20.0
Mar / 48104.211.61.9
Apr16° / 6410.30.413.24.9
May22° / 12°8213.2014.56.1
Jun27° / 16°8612.5015.26.1
Jul30° / 19°659.2014.95.4
Aug29° / 18°588.5013.85.7
Sep24° / 13°629.3012.36.9
Oct17° / 528.80.310.85.3
Nov / 367.52.79.51.5
Dec / -3°2975.68.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152575
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202575
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292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Prokhladnyy gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12321
22321
32421
42421
52522
62522
72522
82622
92623
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112623
122623
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212525
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312424

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
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6100
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 7:43 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:434:31
28.87:444:31
38.87:444:32
48.87:444:33
58.87:444:34
68.97:444:35
78.97:434:36
88.97:434:37
98.97:434:38
108.97:434:39
119.07:434:40
129.07:424:41
139.07:424:42
149.07:424:43
159.17:414:44
169.17:414:45
179.17:404:47
189.17:404:48
199.27:394:49
209.27:394:50
219.27:384:51
229.37:384:53
239.37:374:54
249.37:364:55
259.47:354:56
269.47:354:58
279.47:344:59
289.57:335:00
299.57:325:02
309.57:315:03
319.67:305:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.52 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
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
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291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Prokhladnyy?

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 Prokhladnyy.

What to pack for Prokhladnyy in January

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

In January, Prokhladnyy sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Prokhladnyy 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 Prokhladnyy peaks around July 12 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 12UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Prokhladnyy 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 Prokhladnyy is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1917 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prokhladnyy?

Prokhladnyy sits at 43.8°N, 44.0°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nartkala, 27 km away.

Topography around Prokhladnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prokhladnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,173 m.

The land around Prokhladnyy is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
3,173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Nartkala 27 km · Terek 32 km · Novopavlovsk 39 km · Baksan 41 km · Dugulubgey 41 km · Chegem 42 km · Nalchik 44 km · Mozdok 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 Prokhladnyy (43.7574°, 44.0297°, elevation 208 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).