Volgograd weather in January

In January, Volgograd sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Volgograd's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volgograd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:57 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Volgograd is city and administrative center of Volgograd Oblast in southern Russia.

Density
1,180/km²
people per km²
Founded
1589

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 -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Volgograd reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 3°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)
1-3-8
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-3-8
8-3-8
9-3-8
10-3-8
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12-3-8
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15-3-8
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17-3-8
18-3-8
19-3-9
20-3-9
21-4-9
22-4-9
23-4-9
24-4-9
25-4-9
26-4-9
27-4-9
28-4-9
29-4-9
30-4-10
31-4-10

How January really feels in Volgograd

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.

Volgograd weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -9°3187.48.50.0
Feb-2° / -9°266.55.59.80.0
Mar / -3°317.74.311.60.4
Apr15° / 306.60.513.44.8
May22° / 11°407.30157.1
Jun28° / 16°356.9015.96.7
Jul30° / 19°285.8015.55.6
Aug29° / 17°234.1014.26.4
Sep22° / 11°325.5012.47.4
Oct14° / 336.90.410.54.2
Nov / -2°256.22.290.3
Dec-2° / -7°347.868.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
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51288
61387
71387
81486
91486
101486
111486
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241486
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271486
281486
291486
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Volgograd gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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52622
62622
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312724

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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3100
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26100
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28100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2016light breeze
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2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 4:09 PM to 4:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:014:09
28.18:014:10
38.28:014:11
48.28:014:12
58.28:014:13
68.28:014:14
78.28:014:15
88.38:004:16
98.38:004:17
108.38:004:18
118.37:594:19
128.47:594:21
138.47:584:22
148.47:584:23
158.57:574:25
168.57:574:26
178.57:564:27
188.67:554:29
198.67:554:30
208.67:544:31
218.77:534:33
228.77:524:34
238.77:514:36
248.87:504:37
258.87:494:39
268.97:484:40
278.97:474:42
289.07:464:43
299.07:454:45
309.07:444:46
319.17:434:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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40.8Dim
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60.9Dim
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100.9Dim
110.9Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
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 Volgograd?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Volgograd.

What to pack for Volgograd in January

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

In January, Volgograd sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Volgograd 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 Volgograd peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Volgograd 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 Volgograd is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1719 µg/m³Jun 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Volgograd?

Volgograd sits at 48.7°N, 44.5°E, 42 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gorodishche, 10 km away.

Topography around Volgograd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volgograd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m.

The land around Volgograd is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
269 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Gorodishche 10 km · Volzhsky 22 km · Dubovka 45 km · Leninsk 51 km · Kalach-na-Donu 71 km · Znamensk 92 km · Surovikino 121 km · Akhtubinsk 132 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 Volgograd (48.7138°, 44.4976°, elevation 42 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).