Kharkivskyi Masyv weather in January

In January, Kharkivskyi Masyv sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kharkivskyi Masyv's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kharkivskyi Masyv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:59 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Kharkivskyi Masyv 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
18-1-5
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
31-1-6

How January really feels in Kharkivskyi Masyv

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.

Kharkivskyi Masyv 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-1° / -6°348.46.68.30.0
Feb / -5°338.36.39.70.0
Mar / -1°389.44.311.50.6
Apr14° / 439.20.613.54.1
May20° / 10°6010.9015.26.3
Jun24° / 14°6710.8016.16.8
Jul26° / 16°8211.8015.86.6
Aug25° / 15°517.8014.37.2
Sep19° / 10°578.6012.46.3
Oct12° / 458.50.210.53.3
Nov / 418.33.18.80.3
Dec / -4°428.96.27.90.0

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
81288
91288
101288
111189
121189
131189
141387
151387
161288
171288
181387
191387
201387
211387
221387
231387
241486
251585
261585
271486
281486
291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kharkivskyi Masyv gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12921
22921
32821
42821
52720
62720
72620
82620
92620
102620
112520
122520
132520
142520
152520
162520
172520
182521
192621
202621
212622
222622
232723
242723
252823
262824
272924
282924
292925
303025
313025

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 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
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
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:053:56
27.98:053:57
37.98:053:58
47.98:043:59
57.98:044:00
68.08:044:01
78.08:044:03
88.08:034:04
98.08:034:05
108.18:034:06
118.18:024:07
128.18:024:09
138.18:014:10
148.28:014:11
158.28:004:13
168.27:594:14
178.37:584:16
188.37:584:17
198.47:574:18
208.47:564:20
218.47:554:21
228.57:544:23
238.57:534:25
248.67:524:26
258.67:514:28
268.77:504:29
278.77:494:31
288.87:484:33
298.87:464:34
308.87:454:36
318.97:444:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.82 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
120.7Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
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 Kharkivskyi Masyv?

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 Kharkivskyi Masyv.

What to pack for Kharkivskyi Masyv in January

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

In January, Kharkivskyi Masyv 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 Kharkivskyi Masyv 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 Kharkivskyi Masyv peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 13UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kharkivskyi Masyv?

Kharkivskyi Masyv sits at 50.4°N, 30.7°E, 91 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Nova Darnytsya, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Kharkivskyi Masyv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kharkivskyi Masyv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m.

The land around Kharkivskyi Masyv is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nova Darnytsya 2.0 km · Darnytsya 3.0 km · Pozniaky 3.0 km · Stara Darnytsya 3.0 km · Bortnychi 4.0 km · Pivnichni Osokorky 4.0 km · Darnytskyi Masyv 4.0 km · Berezniaky 5.0 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 Kharkivskyi Masyv (50.4085°, 30.6601°, elevation 91 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).