Shchigry weather in January

In January, Shchigry sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°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 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shchigry's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shchigry's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:41 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shchigry is human settlement in Shchigrovsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia.

Density
914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 -4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shchigry reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 2°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)
1-3-8
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-3-8
8-3-8
9-3-8
10-3-8
11-3-8
12-3-8
13-3-8
14-3-8
15-4-8
16-4-8
17-4-8
18-4-9
19-4-9
20-4-9
21-4-9
22-4-9
23-4-9
24-4-9
25-4-10
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27-4-10
28-4-10
29-4-10
30-4-10
31-4-10

How January really feels in Shchigry

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.

Shchigry weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°419.49.78.10.0
Feb-3° / -9°368.589.60.0
Mar / -4°389.16.511.50.1
Apr13° / 449.31.213.63.4
May19° / 5810.7015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6510.9016.46.7
Jul25° / 15°7011.70166.6
Aug24° / 13°497.8014.47.3
Sep18° / 558.60.112.45.8
Oct10° / 549.51.210.42.4
Nov / -2°3884.48.60.0
Dec-2° / -7°409.48.37.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11793
12793
13793
14694
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20892
21892
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
271189
281189
291189
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shchigry gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12927
22927
32927
42927
52928
62928
72928
82928
92928
102928
112928
122929
132929
142929
152929
162929
172929
182930
192930
202931
213032
223032
233133
243234
253234
263335
273435
283435
293435
303435
313435

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 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2217light breeze
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2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:47 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:474:24
27.68:474:25
37.68:474:26
47.78:474:27
57.78:474:28
67.78:464:29
77.78:464:30
87.88:464:32
97.88:454:33
107.88:454:34
117.98:444:35
127.98:444:37
137.98:434:38
148.08:424:40
158.08:424:41
168.08:414:42
178.18:404:44
188.18:394:46
198.18:384:47
208.28:374:49
218.28:364:50
228.38:354:52
238.38:344:54
248.48:334:55
258.48:324:57
268.58:314:59
278.58:305:00
288.68:285:02
298.68:275:04
308.78:265:05
318.78:245:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.6Dim
80.6Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
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210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Shchigry?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shchigry.

What to pack for Shchigry in January

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

In January, Shchigry sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°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 Shchigry 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 Shchigry peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shchigry?

Shchigry sits at 51.9°N, 36.9°E, 221 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kursk, 52 km away.

Topography around Shchigry

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shchigry has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m.

The land around Shchigry is covered by trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
162 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kursk 52 km · Livny 77 km · Gubkin 79 km · Kurchatov 87 km · Staryy Oskol 91 km · L’govskiy 115 km · Zheleznogorsk 118 km · Chernyanka 122 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 Shchigry (51.876°, 36.9053°, elevation 221 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).