Tver weather in January

In January, Tver sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 6 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tver's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tver's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
9:12 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tver is town and administrative center of Tver region in western Russia.

Density
2,760/km²
people per km²
Founded
1135

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 Tver reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-8
2-4-9
3-4-9
4-4-9
5-4-9
6-4-9
7-4-9
8-4-9
9-4-9
10-4-9
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How January really feels in Tver

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.

Tver weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -10°369.910.87.20.0
Feb-3° / -10°328.59.69.10.0
Mar / -5°348.87.311.40.0
Apr11° / 3691.913.92.5
May18° / 6512.20.216.15.3
Jun21° / 11°7612.3017.46.0
Jul23° / 14°8212.8016.96.4
Aug21° / 12°7411.8014.96.2
Sep16° / 6310.60.212.54.5
Oct / 6111.62.3101.3
Nov / -3°4710.36.17.80.0
Dec-3° / -7°4010.7106.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

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 (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7793
8793
9793
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20694
21694
22694
23694
24694
25793
26892
27892
28892
29991
30991
31991

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tver gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13435
23435
33435
43335
53335
63336
73336
83336
93336
103236
113235
123135
133135
143034
153034
163033
173033
183033
193033
203033
213033
223033
233033
243034
253034
263135
273135
283136
293236
303236
313237

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 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:23 AM to 8:50 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.69:233:56
26.69:223:58
36.69:223:59
46.69:224:00
56.79:214:01
66.79:214:03
76.79:204:04
86.89:204:06
96.89:194:07
106.89:184:09
116.99:174:10
126.99:164:12
137.09:164:14
147.09:154:15
157.19:134:17
167.19:124:19
177.29:114:21
187.29:104:23
197.39:094:25
207.39:074:27
217.49:064:29
227.49:054:31
237.59:034:33
247.59:024:35
257.69:004:37
267.78:594:39
277.78:574:41
287.88:554:43
297.98:534:45
307.98:524:47
318.08:504:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
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30.3Dim
40.3Dim
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60.3Dim
70.3Dim
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310.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tver?

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 Tver.

What to pack for Tver in January

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

In January, Tver sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tver in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tver peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tver?

Tver sits at 56.9°N, 35.9°E, 132 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Konakovo, 56 km away.

Topography around Tver

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tver has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Tver is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
190 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Konakovo 56 km · Torzhok 61 km · Klin 77 km · Dubna 79 km · Kimry 89 km · Volokolamsk 92 km · gorod Solnetchnogorsk 100 km · Solnechnogorsk 100 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 Tver (56.8584°, 35.9006°, elevation 132 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).