Bolhrad weather in January

In January, Bolhrad sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bolhrad's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bolhrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:49 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bolhrad is city in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Residence of Bolhrad urban hromada (municipality) and Bolhrad Raion (district).

Density
160/km²
people per km²
Founded
1821

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bolhrad reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Bolhrad

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.

Bolhrad weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°325.73.88.90.0
Feb / -2°255.42.810.10.2
Mar10° / 346.81.411.62.3
Apr16° / 4180.213.35.3
May22° / 12°519.8014.76.9
Jun27° / 16°589.2015.46.8
Jul29° / 18°447.7015.16.1
Aug29° / 18°355.5013.96.5
Sep23° / 13°375.5012.37.6
Oct17° / 395.3010.75.7
Nov / 345.50.99.32.2
Dec / -2°356.12.78.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53466
63466
73367
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133169
143070
153070
162971
172971
182971
192872
202872
212872
222971
233070
243070
253169
263268
273268
283466
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bolhrad gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12114
22114
32114
42014
51913
61913
71812
81712
91711
101611
111611
121610
131510
141510
15159
16159
171610
181610
191610
201711
211811
221811
231912
241912
252012
262013
272013
282013
292013
302012
312012

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 7:52 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:524:25
28.67:524:26
38.67:524:27
48.67:524:28
58.67:524:29
68.67:524:30
78.67:524:31
88.77:524:32
98.77:524:33
108.77:514:34
118.77:514:35
128.87:514:36
138.87:504:37
148.87:504:38
158.87:494:39
168.97:494:41
178.97:484:42
188.97:484:43
199.07:474:44
209.07:474:46
219.07:464:47
229.17:454:48
239.17:444:50
249.17:444:51
259.27:434:52
269.27:424:54
279.27:414:55
289.37:404:56
299.37:394:58
309.47:384:59
319.47:375:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bolhrad?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bolhrad.

What to pack for Bolhrad in January

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

In January, Bolhrad sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bolhrad 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 Bolhrad peaks around July 17 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bolhrad?

Bolhrad sits at 45.7°N, 28.6°E, 75 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Reni, 36 km away.

Topography around Bolhrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolhrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bolhrad is covered by cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
463 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Reni 36 km · Izmayil 40 km · Cahul 41 km · Ceadîr-Lunga 46 km · Galaţi 52 km · Kiliya 57 km · Tulcea 57 km · Brăila 68 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 Bolhrad (45.6779°, 28.6181°, elevation 75 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).