Volkhov weather in January

In January, Volkhov sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 6.4 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 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 42 min at the start of January to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Volkhov's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volkhov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
6 h 24 min
9:49 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Volkhov is city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
423/km²
people per km²
Founded
1918

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 Volkhov reaches about -4°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 -14°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)
1-4-8
2-4-8
3-4-8
4-4-8
5-4-8
6-4-8
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8-4-8
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How January really feels in Volkhov

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.

Volkhov 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° / -9°4111.3126.40.0
Feb-4° / -10°298.89.18.70.0
Mar / -6°359.37.611.30.0
Apr / 419.73.314.11.8
May16° / 5510.40.416.74.8
Jun20° / 11°8112.8018.35.8
Jul22° / 14°8313.7017.76.1
Aug20° / 12°8012.7015.35.9
Sep15° / 5611.8012.64.2
Oct / 5913.22.29.81.1
Nov / -3°5311.57.17.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°4812.8115.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Volkhov gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13838
23838
33838
43738
53738
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73738
83739
93739
103739
113739
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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 (%)
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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
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 42 min at the start of January to 7 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:03 AM to 9:21 AM, and sunset from 3:44 PM to 4:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.710:033:44
25.710:033:45
35.710:033:47
45.810:023:48
55.810:013:50
65.810:013:51
75.910:003:53
85.99:593:55
96.09:583:57
106.09:573:58
116.19:564:00
126.19:554:02
136.29:534:04
146.29:524:06
156.39:514:08
166.49:494:11
176.49:484:13
186.59:464:15
196.59:454:17
206.69:434:20
216.79:414:22
226.79:394:24
236.89:384:27
246.99:364:29
257.09:344:32
267.09:324:34
277.19:304:36
287.29:284:39
297.39:264:41
307.39:244:44
317.49:214:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.28 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 Volkhov?

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 Volkhov.

What to pack for Volkhov in January

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

In January, Volkhov sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Volkhov in January

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Volkhov 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 Volkhov peaks around July 12 at about 5 (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 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Volkhov 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 Volkhov is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1615 µg/m³Jan 163 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb4Good
Mar9Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Volkhov?

Volkhov sits at 59.9°N, 32.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kirishi, 53 km away.

Topography around Volkhov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volkhov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m.

The land around Volkhov is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kirishi 53 km · Tikhvin 74 km · Kirovsk 75 km · Otradnoye 87 km · Nikol’skoye 90 km · Tosno 92 km · Vsevolozhsk 93 km · Chudovo 96 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 Volkhov (59.9233°, 32.3397°, elevation 7 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. 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).