Kadiyivka weather in January

In January, Kadiyivka sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kadiyivka's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kadiyivka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:20 AM – 3:50 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kadiyivka is city in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine.

Density
798/km²
people per km²
Founded
1814

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 Kadiyivka reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°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)
1-1-6
2-1-6
3-1-6
4-1-6
5-1-6
6-1-6
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8-1-6
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17-2-7
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21-2-7
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23-2-7
24-2-7
25-2-8
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28-2-8
29-2-8
30-2-8
31-2-8

How January really feels in Kadiyivka

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.

Kadiyivka weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4097.68.50.0
Feb-1° / -7°337.569.80.0
Mar / -2°399.54.611.60.5
Apr14° / 509.40.513.44.3
May21° / 10°549.70156.6
Jun25° / 15°619.9015.86.9
Jul28° / 17°498.2015.56.7
Aug27° / 15°325.7014.17.2
Sep21° / 10°447.2012.47.0
Oct13° / 397.20.710.63.9
Nov / -1°367.32.590.4
Dec-0° / -5°429.168.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
161387
171387
181387
191387
201387
211387
221387
231387
241387
251387
261387
271387
281387
291486
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kadiyivka gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12820
22820
32821
42821
52821
62822
72822
82822
92823
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112823
122823
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142924
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233127
243127
253228
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273228
283228
293228
303128
313127

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
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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.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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2214light breeze
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2815light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 3:33 PM to 4:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:243:33
28.27:243:34
38.27:243:35
48.27:243:36
58.27:243:37
68.27:243:38
78.37:243:39
88.37:233:40
98.37:233:41
108.37:233:42
118.47:223:43
128.47:223:45
138.47:213:46
148.47:213:47
158.57:203:49
168.57:203:50
178.57:193:51
188.67:183:53
198.67:183:54
208.67:173:55
218.77:163:57
228.77:153:58
238.87:144:00
248.87:134:01
258.87:124:03
268.97:114:04
278.97:104:06
289.07:094:07
299.07:084:09
309.17:074:10
319.17:064:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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100.9Dim
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150.9Dim
160.9Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kadiyivka?

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 Kadiyivka.

What to pack for Kadiyivka in January

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

In January, Kadiyivka sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kadiyivka 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 Kadiyivka peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kadiyivka 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 Kadiyivka is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Dec 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kadiyivka?

Kadiyivka sits at 48.6°N, 38.6°E, 217 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Bryanka, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Kadiyivka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kadiyivka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Kadiyivka is covered by trees (55%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), trees (30%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
337 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Bryanka 7.0 km · Holubivka 8.0 km · Sokolohirsk 11 km · Alchevsk 16 km · Perevalsk 20 km · Popasna 21 km · Debaltseve 31 km · Katerynivka 40 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 Kadiyivka (48.5682°, 38.6435°, elevation 217 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).