Velikiy Novgorod weather in January

In January, Velikiy Novgorod sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 6.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 06 min at the start of January to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Velikiy Novgorod's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velikiy Novgorod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
9:42 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Velikiy Novgorod is city in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,474/km²
people per km²
Founded
~859 CE

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 Velikiy Novgorod reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 2°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)
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8-3-7
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18-3-8
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20-4-8
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How January really feels in Velikiy Novgorod

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.

Velikiy Novgorod weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°4511.411.76.80.0
Feb-3° / -8°358.88.88.80.0
Mar / -4°3796.811.40.0
Apr / 449.52.2141.8
May16° / 6411.30.116.44.9
Jun20° / 13°9212.7017.95.8
Jul23° / 15°8613.2017.36.2
Aug21° / 13°8212.1015.26.0
Sep15° / 6110.8012.54.3
Oct / 7713.71.79.91.2
Nov / -1°6812.75.97.50.0
Dec-2° / -5°5112.410.46.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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5892
6892
7892
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Velikiy Novgorod gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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313639

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
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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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 06 min at the start of January to 7 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:55 AM to 9:17 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.19:554:02
26.19:544:03
36.29:544:04
46.29:534:05
56.29:534:07
66.39:524:08
76.39:524:10
86.39:514:11
96.49:504:13
106.49:494:15
116.59:484:17
126.59:474:18
136.69:464:20
146.69:454:22
156.79:444:24
166.79:424:26
176.89:414:28
186.89:404:30
196.99:384:32
207.09:374:34
217.09:354:36
227.19:344:39
237.19:324:41
247.29:304:43
257.39:294:45
267.39:274:48
277.49:254:50
287.59:234:52
297.69:214:54
307.69:194:57
317.79:174:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Velikiy Novgorod?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Velikiy Novgorod.

What to pack for Velikiy Novgorod in January

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

In January, Velikiy Novgorod sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Velikiy Novgorod 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 Velikiy Novgorod peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Velikiy Novgorod?

Velikiy Novgorod sits at 58.5°N, 31.3°E, 35 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Staraya Russa, 59 km away.

Topography around Velikiy Novgorod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velikiy Novgorod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m.

The land around Velikiy Novgorod is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
116 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Staraya Russa 59 km · Chudovo 71 km · Luga 86 km · Kirishi 115 km · Tosno 115 km · Valday 131 km · Kommunar 132 km · Nikol’skoye 134 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 Velikiy Novgorod (58.5213°, 31.271°, elevation 35 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).