Tuapse weather in January

In January, Tuapse sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 145 mm of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tuapse's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuapse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
145 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:02 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Tuapse is town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density
1,923/km²
people per km²
Founded
1838

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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tuapse reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
196
296
396
496
596
696
795
885
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2085
2185
2284
2384
2484
2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
3074
3174

How January really feels in Tuapse

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tuapse weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 14515.329.11.2
Feb / 10212.22.110.21.1
Mar10° / 9612.70.811.62.0
Apr13° / 10°739.6013.23.8
May18° / 15°768.7014.56.1
Jun23° / 19°657.7015.27.6
Jul26° / 23°607.10157.9
Aug27° / 23°626.6013.87.8
Sep23° / 20°1088012.37.6
Oct19° / 15°1349.5010.86.2
Nov14° / 10°13710.80.29.43.9
Dec10° / 14513.50.88.82.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93169
103268
113169
123169
133367
143367
153367
163268
173466
183367
193367
203268
213268
223169
233070
243070
253070
263070
272971
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tuapse gets around 145 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1495
2495
3495
4495
5495
6495
7495
8495
9485
10484
11484
12474
13474
14474
15465
16465
17465
18465
19465
20475
21476
22486
23497
24498
25508
26518
27519
28529
29529
30529
31519

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 20 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
1519light breeze
1619light breeze
1719light breeze
1819light breeze
1919light breeze
2020light breeze
2120light breeze
2220light breeze
2320breezy
2420breezy
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2620breezy
2720breezy
2820breezy
2921breezy
3021breezy
3121breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 8:04 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:044:49
28.88:054:50
38.88:054:51
48.88:054:52
58.88:054:53
68.88:054:54
78.88:044:55
88.98:044:55
98.98:044:56
108.98:044:58
118.98:044:59
128.98:035:00
139.08:035:01
149.08:035:02
159.08:025:03
169.08:025:04
179.18:015:05
189.18:015:07
199.18:005:08
209.28:005:09
219.27:595:10
229.27:585:11
239.37:585:13
249.37:575:14
259.37:565:15
269.47:555:17
279.47:555:18
289.47:545:19
299.57:535:20
309.57:525:22
319.57:515:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tuapse?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuapse.

What to pack for Tuapse in January

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

In January, Tuapse sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Tuapse in January

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 17 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Tuapse 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 Tuapse peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tuapse?

Tuapse sits at 44.1°N, 39.1°E, 8 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lazarevskoye, 29 km away.

Topography around Tuapse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuapse has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,082 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,779 m.

The land around Tuapse is covered by trees (56%), artificial surfaces (22%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
449 m
16 km
1,082 m
80 km
2,779 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Lazarevskoye 29 km · Khadyzhensk 51 km · Goryachiy Klyuch 59 km · Apsheronsk 65 km · Dagomys 67 km · Sochi 76 km · Severskaya 90 km · Khosta 91 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 Tuapse (44.1008°, 39.0833°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).