Vyaz’ma weather in January

In January, Vyaz’ma sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 7.5 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 7 hours at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vyaz’ma's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vyaz’ma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 24 min
9:09 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vyaz’ma is town and administrative center of Vyazemsky District of Smolensk Oblast in central Russia.

Density
1,261/km²
people per km²
Founded
1239

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 Vyaz’ma 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 -12°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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

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.

Vyaz’ma 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°3910.311.37.50.0
Feb-3° / -9°358.99.99.20.0
Mar / -5°389.57.711.40.0
Apr11° / 429.71.913.82.4
May17° / 7712.90.115.95.2
Jun21° / 11°8013.30175.7
Jul23° / 13°8914016.66.1
Aug21° / 12°7311.2014.86.3
Sep16° / 589.80.212.54.6
Oct / 6111.41.910.21.4
Nov / -3°4710.25.48.10.0
Dec-3° / -7°401010.270.0

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
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20793
21793
22793
23793
24892
25991
26991
27991
281090
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vyaz’ma gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13537
23537
33537
43537
53537
63537
73536
83536
93536
103435
113435
123434
133334
143334
153334
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203234
213235
223235
233236
243237
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263238
273239
283239
293240
303240
313240

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
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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 15 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
1414light breeze
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1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
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2614light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 hours at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:17 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.09:174:15
27.09:174:16
37.09:174:17
47.09:174:18
57.09:164:19
67.19:164:20
77.19:154:22
87.19:154:23
97.29:144:25
107.29:144:26
117.29:134:27
127.39:124:29
137.39:114:31
147.49:114:32
157.49:104:34
167.49:094:36
177.59:084:37
187.59:074:39
197.69:054:41
207.69:044:43
217.79:034:44
227.79:024:46
237.89:004:48
247.88:594:50
257.98:584:52
268.08:564:54
278.08:554:56
288.18:534:58
298.18:525:00
308.28:505:02
318.38:485:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
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40.4Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vyaz’ma?

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 Vyaz’ma.

What to pack for Vyaz’ma in January

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

In January, Vyaz’ma sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -9°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 Vyaz’ma 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 Vyaz’ma peaks around July 15 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 15UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Vyaz’ma 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 Vyaz’ma is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Jan 133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vyaz’ma?

Vyaz’ma sits at 55.2°N, 34.3°E, 246 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gagarin, 58 km away.

Topography around Vyaz’ma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vyaz’ma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m.

The land around Vyaz’ma is covered by grassland (39%), trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Gagarin 58 km · Safonovo 68 km · Yartsevo 103 km · Mozhaysk 114 km · Rzhev 117 km · Kirov 127 km · Desnogorsk 135 km · Volokolamsk 139 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 Vyaz’ma (55.21°, 34.297°, elevation 246 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).