Kupyansk weather in January

In January, Kupyansk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kupyansk's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kupyansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:28 AM – 3:49 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kupyansk is town in Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine.

Density
813/km²
people per km²
Founded
1655

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 Kupyansk 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 -10°C and 3°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)
1-2-6
2-2-6
3-2-6
4-2-6
5-2-6
6-2-6
7-2-6
8-2-6
9-2-6
10-2-6
11-2-6
12-2-6
13-2-7
14-2-7
15-2-7
16-2-7
17-2-7
18-2-7
19-2-7
20-3-7
21-3-7
22-3-8
23-3-8
24-3-8
25-3-8
26-3-8
27-3-8
28-3-8
29-3-8
30-3-8
31-3-8

How January really feels in Kupyansk

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.

Kupyansk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°429.38.28.40.0
Feb-1° / -7°368.16.99.80.0
Mar / -2°429.5511.50.4
Apr14° / 4390.613.44.3
May21° / 10°5310015.16.6
Jun25° / 15°609.70166.9
Jul27° / 17°539.1015.76.7
Aug27° / 15°376.4014.27.2
Sep20° / 10°457.5012.46.7
Oct13° / 447.90.610.53.5
Nov / -1°407.83.38.80.2
Dec-1° / -5°459.16.780.0

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 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
3991
4991
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141090
151090
161090
171090
181090
191090
201090
211090
221090
231090
241090
251288
261288
271288
281288
291288
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kupyansk gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13124
23125
33125
43025
53025
63025
73025
83025
92925
102925
112925
122925
132925
142825
152825
162825
172825
182825
192826
202826
212926
222927
233027
243128
253128
263229
273229
283329
293329
303229
313229

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 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 3:32 PM to 4:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:333:32
28.07:333:33
38.07:333:34
48.07:333:35
58.07:333:36
68.17:333:37
78.17:333:38
88.17:323:39
98.17:323:40
108.27:323:41
118.27:313:43
128.27:313:44
138.37:303:45
148.37:303:47
158.37:293:48
168.37:283:49
178.47:283:51
188.47:273:52
198.57:263:54
208.57:253:55
218.57:243:56
228.67:243:58
238.67:233:59
248.77:224:01
258.77:214:03
268.77:194:04
278.87:184:06
288.87:174:07
298.97:164:09
308.97:154:11
319.07:144:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.9 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
60.8Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kupyansk?

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 Kupyansk.

What to pack for Kupyansk in January

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

In January, Kupyansk 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 Kupyansk 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 Kupyansk peaks around June 21 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kupyansk 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 Kupyansk is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1815 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kupyansk?

Kupyansk sits at 49.7°N, 37.6°E, 79 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kivsharivka, 10 km away.

SlobozhanskeVovchansk

Topography around Kupyansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kupyansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Kupyansk is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kivsharivka 10 km · Svatove 51 km · Izyum 61 km · Balakliya 62 km · Valuyki 65 km · Chuhuyiv 68 km · Slobozhanske 80 km · Vovchansk 81 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 Kupyansk (49.71°, 37.6158°, elevation 79 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).