Kakhovka weather in January

In January, Kakhovka sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 11% 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 Kakhovka's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kakhovka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:34 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kakhovka is town in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
940/km²
people per km²
Founded
1791

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 Kakhovka reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°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 2°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
132-4
142-4
152-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
301-5
311-5

How January really feels in Kakhovka

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.

Kakhovka weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°317.148.80.0
Feb / -4°296.12.7100.0
Mar / 337.72.111.61.5
Apr16° / 377.10.213.35.1
May22° / 12°478.7014.87.0
Jun27° / 16°498.9015.66.9
Jul29° / 18°326.2015.36.1
Aug29° / 18°315.40146.5
Sep23° / 13°365.9012.47.6
Oct16° / 305.20.110.65.4
Nov / 345.90.89.21.4
Dec / -2°326.32.18.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
31981
41981
51882
61882
71882
81882
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161783
171783
181783
191783
201783
211783
221783
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261981
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282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kakhovka gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1219
22110
32110
42110
52110
62210
72211
82211
92211
102211
112212
122212
132212
142213
152313
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202314
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282415
292414
302414
312414

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 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 7:37 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 4:01 PM to 4:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:374:01
28.47:374:02
38.47:374:03
48.47:374:04
58.57:374:05
68.57:374:06
78.57:374:07
88.57:374:08
98.57:364:09
108.67:364:10
118.67:364:11
128.67:354:12
138.67:354:13
148.77:354:15
158.77:344:16
168.77:344:17
178.87:334:18
188.87:324:20
198.87:324:21
208.97:314:22
218.97:304:24
228.97:304:25
239.07:294:26
249.07:284:28
259.07:274:29
269.17:264:31
279.17:254:32
289.27:244:34
299.27:234:35
309.27:224:36
319.37:214:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kakhovka?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kakhovka.

What to pack for Kakhovka in January

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

In January, Kakhovka sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kakhovka 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 Kakhovka peaks around July 20 at about 7 (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 20UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kakhovka?

Kakhovka sits at 46.8°N, 33.5°E, 29 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Nova Kakhovka, 11 km away.

ArmyanskSkadovskApostoloveYany KapuInhulets

Topography around Kakhovka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kakhovka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m.

The land around Kakhovka is covered by water (53%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nova Kakhovka 11 km · Oleshky 61 km · Kherson 69 km · Armyansk 80 km · Skadovsk 89 km · Apostolove 96 km · Yany Kapu 99 km · Inhulets 103 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 Kakhovka (46.816°, 33.4786°, elevation 29 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).