Svetlograd weather in January

In January, Svetlograd sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Svetlograd's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svetlograd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:51 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Svetlograd is town in Russia.

Density
969/km²
people per km²
Founded
1786

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Svetlograd reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 7°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)
12-4
22-4
32-4
42-4
52-4
62-4
72-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-5
161-5
171-5
181-5
191-5
201-5
211-5
221-5
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
301-5
311-5

How January really feels in Svetlograd

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
14 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Svetlograd 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°318.45.68.90.0
Feb / -4°287.54.810.10.0
Mar / 469.83.611.61.6
Apr16° / 478.80.313.24.9
May22° / 11°6411.2014.66.5
Jun27° / 16°619.3015.46.4
Jul31° / 19°437.4015.15.2
Aug30° / 18°436.2013.95.7
Sep24° / 13°447.5012.37.4
Oct16° / 477.60.210.75.3
Nov / 387.92.19.31.2
Dec / -3°357.94.78.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111783
121684
131585
141585
151684
161684
171684
181684
191684
201684
211585
221585
231684
241684
251684
261684
271684
281783
291783
301783
311882

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Svetlograd gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12816
22716
32716
42716
52715
62615
72615
82615
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
142517
152517
162517
172618
182618
192618
202719
212719
222820
232820
242921
252921
263021
273021
283121
293121
303121
313121

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 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
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
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 7:54 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:544:30
28.67:544:30
38.67:544:31
48.67:544:32
58.77:544:33
68.77:544:34
78.77:544:35
88.77:544:36
98.77:534:37
108.77:534:38
118.87:534:39
128.87:524:40
138.87:524:41
148.87:524:43
158.97:514:44
168.97:514:45
178.97:504:46
189.07:504:47
199.07:494:49
209.07:484:50
219.17:484:51
229.17:474:52
239.17:464:54
249.27:464:55
259.27:454:56
269.27:444:58
279.37:434:59
289.37:425:01
299.37:415:02
309.47:405:03
319.47:395:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Svetlograd?

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 Svetlograd.

What to pack for Svetlograd in January

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

In January, Svetlograd sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Svetlograd 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 Svetlograd peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 10UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Svetlograd 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 Svetlograd is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1815 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Svetlograd?

Svetlograd sits at 45.3°N, 42.9°E, 151 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ipatovo, 44 km away.

Topography around Svetlograd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svetlograd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m.

The land around Svetlograd is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
670 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ipatovo 44 km · Blagodarnyy 52 km · Mikhaylovsk 69 km · Aleksandrovskoye 69 km · Donskoye 70 km · Divnoye 75 km · Stavropol 77 km · Izobil’nyy 90 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 Svetlograd (45.3274°, 42.8562°, elevation 151 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).