Khust weather in January

In January, Khust sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°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 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Khust's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khust's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:19 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Khust is capital of Khust raion, Zakarpattya Oblast in western Ukraine.

Density
1,373/km²
people per km²
Founded
1090

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Khust reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°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 6°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)
10-5
20-5
30-5
40-5
50-5
60-5
71-5
81-5
91-5
101-5
111-5
121-5
131-5
141-5
151-5
161-5
171-5
180-5
190-6
200-6
210-6
220-6
230-6
240-6
250-6
260-6
270-6
280-6
290-6
300-6
311-6

How January really feels in Khust

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.

Khust weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7812.39.48.60.0
Feb / -5°7611.58.39.90.0
Mar / -1°7711.63.811.61.6
Apr15° / 6711.10.913.44.5
May20° / 9313.9014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°10113.7015.86.3
Jul25° / 14°10012.9015.46.5
Aug25° / 14°739.9014.17.0
Sep20° / 10°829.9012.46.3
Oct14° / 93110.510.64.2
Nov / 8311.43.991.3
Dec / -4°9612.588.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52377
62377
72377
82476
92476
102575
112674
122773
132872
142971
153070
163169
173169
183169
193169
203268
213268
223268
233169
243070
253070
262971
272971
282773
292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Khust gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14230
24130
34130
44130
54030
64030
74030
84030
93930
103929
113929
123929
133828
143828
153828
163828
173828
183828
193828
203828
213829
223829
233930
243930
253931
264031
274031
284132
294132
304133
314133

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:244:36
28.28:244:37
38.28:244:38
48.38:244:39
58.38:244:40
68.38:234:41
78.38:234:42
88.38:234:43
98.48:234:44
108.48:224:45
118.48:224:47
128.48:224:48
138.58:214:49
148.58:214:50
158.58:204:51
168.68:194:53
178.68:194:54
188.68:184:55
198.78:174:57
208.78:174:58
218.78:165:00
228.88:155:01
238.88:145:02
248.88:135:04
258.98:125:05
268.98:115:07
279.08:105:08
289.08:095:10
299.18:085:11
309.18:075:13
319.18:065:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Khust?

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 Khust.

What to pack for Khust in January

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

In January, Khust sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Khust 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 Khust peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Khust?

Khust sits at 48.2°N, 23.3°E, 164 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Vynohradiv, 20 km away.

Topography around Khust

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khust has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Khust is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
317 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Vynohradiv 20 km · Svalyava 48 km · Berehove 49 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 51 km · Mukachevo 52 km · Satu Mare 53 km · Baia Mare 61 km · Baia Sprie 64 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 Khust (48.1719°, 23.2979°, elevation 164 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).