Berdyansk weather in January

In January, Berdyansk sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Berdyansk's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berdyansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:20 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Berdyansk is City and seaport in Ukraine.

Density
1,329/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Berdyansk reaches about 1°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 -4°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-1
22-1
31-1
41-1
51-1
61-1
71-1
81-1
91-1
101-1
111-1
121-1
131-1
141-2
151-2
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201-2
211-2
221-2
231-2
241-2
251-2
261-2
271-2
281-2
291-2
301-2
311-2

How January really feels in Berdyansk

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.

Berdyansk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°428.84.28.80.0
Feb / -1°357.23.2100.0
Mar / 408.22.111.60.2
Apr11° / 366.2013.33.2
May19° / 15°367.3014.86.6
Jun24° / 20°437.6015.67.5
Jul27° / 22°345.1015.37.8
Aug26° / 22°354.50148.1
Sep20° / 17°365.5012.47.3
Oct14° / 11°366.1010.64.4
Nov / 407.219.20.9
Dec / -0°448.22.88.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
161387
171387
181387
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201387
211387
221387
231387
241486
251486
261486
271585
281585
291585
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Berdyansk gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12812
22912
32912
42912
52912
62812
72812
82812
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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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3100
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21100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 22 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1222breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 4:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:243:48
28.47:243:49
38.47:243:50
48.47:243:51
58.57:243:52
68.57:243:53
78.57:233:54
88.57:233:55
98.57:233:56
108.67:233:57
118.67:223:58
128.67:223:59
138.67:224:00
148.77:214:02
158.77:214:03
168.77:204:04
178.87:204:05
188.87:194:07
198.87:184:08
208.97:184:09
218.97:174:11
228.97:164:12
239.07:154:13
249.07:144:15
259.07:144:16
269.17:134:18
279.17:124:19
289.27:114:20
299.27:104:22
309.27:094:23
319.37:084:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Berdyansk?

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 Berdyansk.

What to pack for Berdyansk in January

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

In January, Berdyansk sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Berdyansk in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Sep 18 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep21Refreshing
Oct15Cool
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Berdyansk 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 Berdyansk peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Berdyansk?

Berdyansk sits at 46.8°N, 36.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Prymorskyi, 64 km away.

LivoberezhnyiPolohyTokmak

Topography around Berdyansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berdyansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Berdyansk is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (61%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Prymorskyi 64 km · Mariupol 69 km · Tsentralnyi 69 km · Kalmiuskyi 70 km · Pravyi Bereh 73 km · Livoberezhnyi 76 km · Polohy 90 km · Tokmak 99 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 Berdyansk (46.7558°, 36.7882°, 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).