Tsimlyansk weather in January

In January, Tsimlyansk sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tsimlyansk's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsimlyansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:02 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tsimlyansk is human settlement in Tsimlyansky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1672

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 Tsimlyansk reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-20°-10°10°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-5
2-1-5
3-1-5
4-1-5
5-1-6
6-1-6
7-1-6
8-1-6
9-1-6
10-1-6
11-1-6
12-1-6
13-1-6
14-1-6
15-1-6
16-1-6
17-1-6
18-1-6
19-1-6
20-1-6
21-2-7
22-2-7
23-2-7
24-2-7
25-2-7
26-2-7
27-2-7
28-2-7
29-2-7
30-2-7
31-2-7

How January really feels in Tsimlyansk

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.

Tsimlyansk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°399.26.98.70.0
Feb-0° / -6°3385.49.90.0
Mar / -1°4193.911.60.7
Apr15° / 337.20.113.34.8
May22° / 12°478.6014.97.0
Jun27° / 17°357.3015.76.8
Jul30° / 19°366.6015.45.7
Aug29° / 18°254.2014.16.4
Sep23° / 12°335.5012.47.5
Oct14° / 387.60.210.64.6
Nov / 357.229.10.6
Dec / -4°418.75.38.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31189
41189
51189
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131387
141387
151387
161387
171387
181387
191387
201387
211387
221288
231288
241288
251387
261387
271387
281288
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tsimlyansk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13121
23121
33122
43122
53222
63222
73122
83122
93122
103121
113021
123021
132921
142921
152921
162821
172821
182821
192821
202721
212821
222822
232822
242923
252923
263024
273124
283125
293225
303225
313225

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:064:23
28.38:064:24
38.38:064:25
48.38:064:26
58.38:064:27
68.48:064:28
78.48:064:29
88.48:064:30
98.48:054:31
108.58:054:32
118.58:054:33
128.58:044:35
138.58:044:36
148.68:034:37
158.68:034:38
168.68:024:40
178.78:024:41
188.78:014:42
198.78:004:44
208.88:004:45
218.87:594:46
228.87:584:48
238.97:574:49
248.97:564:51
258.97:554:52
269.07:544:53
279.07:534:55
289.17:524:56
299.17:514:58
309.27:504:59
319.27:495:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tsimlyansk?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsimlyansk.

What to pack for Tsimlyansk in January

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

In January, Tsimlyansk sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°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 Tsimlyansk 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 Tsimlyansk peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Low
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tsimlyansk 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 Tsimlyansk is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1616 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsimlyansk?

Tsimlyansk sits at 47.6°N, 42.1°E, 79 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Volgodonsk, 16 km away.

Topography around Tsimlyansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsimlyansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m.

The land around Tsimlyansk is covered by grassland (26%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), water (29%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
183 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Volgodonsk 16 km · Zimovniki 63 km · Konstantinovsk 75 km · Kotel’nikovo 79 km · Morozovsk 81 km · Orlovskiy 86 km · Semikarakorsk 97 km · Proletarsk 109 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 Tsimlyansk (47.648°, 42.0934°, elevation 79 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).