Bucha weather in January

In January, Bucha sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bucha's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bucha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:02 AM – 4:15 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bucha is town in Ukraine in Kyiv region.

Density
4,007/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

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 Bucha reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°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)
1-1-5
2-1-5
3-1-5
4-1-5
5-1-5
6-1-5
7-1-5
8-1-5
9-1-5
10-1-5
11-1-5
12-1-5
13-1-5
14-1-5
15-1-5
16-1-5
17-1-5
18-1-6
19-1-6
20-1-6
21-2-6
22-2-6
23-2-6
24-2-6
25-2-6
26-2-6
27-2-6
28-2-6
29-2-6
30-2-6
31-2-6

How January really feels in Bucha

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.

Bucha weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°338.46.98.30.0
Feb / -5°338.66.69.70.0
Mar / -1°399.34.511.50.5
Apr14° / 449.40.613.54.0
May20° / 10°6311.4015.26.1
Jun24° / 14°6911.3016.16.7
Jul25° / 16°8412.2015.86.6
Aug25° / 14°548.4014.37.2
Sep19° / 10°588.9012.46.2
Oct12° / 458.40.310.43.2
Nov / 428.23.18.70.3
Dec-0° / -4°429.46.47.90.0

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 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21288
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81387
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141288
151288
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171387
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191486
201486
211486
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231486
241486
251486
261486
271585
281684
291684
301684
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bucha gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13020
23019
32919
42819
52819
62719
72719
82619
92619
102619
112519
122519
132520
142520
152520
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202623
212623
222724
232725
242825
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262926
272927
283027
293027
303027
313027

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 14 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:073:57
27.98:073:58
37.98:073:59
47.98:074:00
57.98:074:01
67.98:064:03
78.08:064:04
88.08:064:05
98.08:064:06
108.08:054:07
118.18:054:09
128.18:044:10
138.18:044:11
148.28:034:13
158.28:024:14
168.28:024:15
178.38:014:17
188.38:004:18
198.37:594:20
208.47:584:21
218.47:574:23
228.57:564:24
238.57:554:26
248.57:544:27
258.67:534:29
268.67:524:31
278.77:514:32
288.77:504:34
298.87:494:36
308.87:474:37
318.97:464:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
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140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bucha?

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 Bucha.

What to pack for Bucha in January

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

In January, Bucha sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bucha 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 Bucha peaks around July 11 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bucha?

Bucha sits at 50.5°N, 30.2°E, 114 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Irpin, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Bucha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bucha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Bucha is covered by trees (47%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Irpin 4.0 km · Hostomel 5.0 km · Kotsyubynske 11 km · Novobilychi 13 km · Bilychi 13 km · Svyatoshyn 13 km · Vynohradar 16 km · Vitryani Hory 17 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 Bucha (50.5474°, 30.2088°, elevation 114 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).