Svobodnyy weather in January

In January, Svobodnyy sees average daytime highs of -18°C and overnight lows near -29°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 1.1 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -19°C in the first days to -16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Svobodnyy's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svobodnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-29°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:34 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Svobodnyy is human settlement in Svobodny Urban Okrug, Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
271/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -19°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical January day in Svobodnyy reaches about -18°C in the afternoon and slips back to -29°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -24°C and -12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-19-29
2-19-29
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6-19-29
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8-19-29
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16-19-29
17-18-29
18-18-29
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20-18-29
21-18-29
22-18-29
23-17-29
24-17-29
25-17-29
26-17-28
27-17-28
28-16-28
29-16-28
30-16-28
31-16-28

How January really feels in Svobodnyy

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.

Svobodnyy weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-18° / -29°31.12.18.20.0
Feb-12° / -25°41.11.99.60.0
Mar-2° / -15°92.32.811.50.0
Apr / -3°244.72.313.52.1
May18° / 599.60.215.35.8
Jun24° / 13°7410.9016.36.5
Jul26° / 16°12913.7015.96.0
Aug24° / 14°10812.1014.46.4
Sep18° / 699.60.112.45.6
Oct / -4°336.53.210.41.4
Nov-8° / -17°133.248.60.0
Dec-18° / -28°623.17.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126238
136238
146238
156238
166238
176139
186139
196139
206040
216040
226040
235941
245842
255842
265842
275941
285941
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Svobodnyy gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 1.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
157
257
357
457
557
657
747
847
946
1046
1146
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2737
2836
2936
3036
3147

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 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 8:40 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 4:22 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:404:22
27.78:404:23
37.78:394:24
47.88:394:25
57.88:394:26
67.88:394:27
77.88:394:28
87.88:384:29
97.98:384:30
107.98:374:32
117.98:374:33
128.08:364:34
138.08:364:36
148.08:354:37
158.18:344:38
168.18:344:40
178.18:334:41
188.28:324:43
198.28:314:44
208.38:304:46
218.38:294:48
228.38:284:49
238.48:274:51
248.48:264:52
258.58:254:54
268.58:244:56
278.68:234:57
288.68:214:59
298.78:205:01
308.78:195:02
318.88:175:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Svobodnyy

In seasonPeak

None of Svobodnyy's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Svobodnyy's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Svobodnyy?

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 Svobodnyy.

What to pack for Svobodnyy in January

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

In January, Svobodnyy sees daytime highs around -18°C and nights near -29°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Svobodnyy 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 Svobodnyy peaks around August 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowAug 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul3Moderate
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Svobodnyy 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 Svobodnyy is worst in April — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 19.4× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1971 µg/m³Dec 234 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar34Moderate
Apr74Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun12Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct32Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Svobodnyy?

Svobodnyy sits at 51.4°N, 128.1°E, 177 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belogorsk, 58 km away.

Topography around Svobodnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svobodnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Svobodnyy is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
283 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Belogorsk 58 km · Shimanovsk 77 km · Chigiri 124 km · Blagoveshchensk 130 km · Raychikhinsk 197 km · Zeya 269 km · Birobidzhan 446 km · Hainan 468 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 Svobodnyy (51.375°, 128.1401°, elevation 177 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).