Balaklava weather in January

In January, Balaklava sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Balaklava's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balaklava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:25 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Balaklava is settlement on the Crimean Peninsula.

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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Balaklava reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 10°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)
163
263
363
463
563
663
763
863
963
1063
1163
1263
1363
1463
1563
1662
1762
1862
1962
2062
2152
2252
2352
2452
2552
2652
2752
2852
2952
3052
3152

How January really feels in Balaklava

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Balaklava weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 489.52.690.3
Feb / 408.82.110.10.4
Mar / 378.81.111.61.4
Apr12° / 316.70.213.23.5
May17° / 13°276.1014.66.2
Jun22° / 18°336.7015.37.7
Jul25° / 21°214.20158.5
Aug26° / 21°214.2013.98.4
Sep22° / 17°335.8012.37.7
Oct17° / 13°396.6010.75.8
Nov11° / 448.10.39.43.1
Dec / 499.71.88.71.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72971
82971
92971
102971
113070
122971
132971
142872
152872
162872
172971
182971
192971
202872
212773
222773
232674
242674
252575
262674
272575
282575
292575
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Balaklava gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1338
2328
3328
4318
5318
6318
7308
8308
9308
10297
11298
12298
13298
14288
15288
16288
17288
18288
19298
20298
21309
22319
23319
243210
253310
263410
273410
283511
293511
303510
313510

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 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2119light breeze
2219light breeze
2319light breeze
2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:285:10
28.78:285:10
38.78:285:11
48.78:285:12
58.88:285:13
68.88:285:14
78.88:285:15
88.88:285:16
98.88:275:17
108.88:275:18
118.98:275:19
128.98:275:20
138.98:265:21
148.98:265:22
159.08:265:24
169.08:255:25
179.08:255:26
189.18:245:27
199.18:235:28
209.18:235:30
219.18:225:31
229.28:225:32
239.28:215:33
249.28:205:35
259.38:195:36
269.38:185:37
279.38:185:39
289.48:175:40
299.48:165:41
309.58:155:43
319.58:145:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Balaklava?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balaklava.

What to pack for Balaklava in January

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

In January, Balaklava sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Balaklava in January

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 15 to Sep 29 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Balaklava 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 Balaklava peaks around July 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 20UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balaklava?

Balaklava sits at 44.5°N, 33.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sevastopol, 12 km away.

YevpatoriyaBilohirsk

Topography around Balaklava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balaklava has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m.

The land around Balaklava is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
342 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
1,531 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sevastopol 12 km · Bakhchysaray 34 km · Yalta 45 km · Simferopol 64 km · Alushta 67 km · Saki 69 km · Yevpatoriya 79 km · Bilohirsk 100 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Balaklava (44.5112°, 33.5994°, elevation 10 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).