Malyn weather in January

In January, Malyn sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 8.2 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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Malyn's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:06 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Malyn is city and hromada in Korosten raion, Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine.

Density
413/km²
people per km²
Founded
~891 CE

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 Malyn 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 5°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
17-1-6
18-1-6
19-1-6
20-1-6
21-2-6
22-2-6
23-2-6
24-2-6
25-2-6
26-2-7
27-2-7
28-2-7
29-2-7
30-2-7
31-1-7

How January really feels in Malyn

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.

Malyn 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°338.16.78.20.0
Feb / -6°328.26.69.70.0
Mar / -2°419.84.611.50.5
Apr14° / 459.90.813.54.0
May20° / 10°6411.7015.26.1
Jun24° / 13°6611.2016.26.6
Jul25° / 15°8812.4015.86.5
Aug25° / 14°569.1014.37.1
Sep19° / 528.8012.46.1
Oct12° / 448.30.410.43.3
Nov / 418.13.28.70.4
Dec / -4°399.25.97.80.0

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 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51288
61189
71288
81387
91486
101486
111486
121486
131486
141486
151486
161684
171684
181684
191585
201486
211585
221585
231585
241585
251585
261585
271684
281684
291684
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Malyn gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12918
22818
32818
42718
52618
62618
72518
82518
92518
102518
112418
122419
132419
142420
152420
162520
172521
182522
192522
202523
212623
222624
232725
242725
252825
262826
272826
282926
292926
302926
312926

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 15 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
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light 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
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 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 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:124:00
27.88:124:01
37.88:124:02
47.98:124:03
57.98:124:04
67.98:114:05
77.98:114:07
87.98:114:08
98.08:104:09
108.08:104:10
118.08:104:11
128.18:094:13
138.18:084:14
148.18:084:15
158.28:074:17
168.28:064:18
178.28:064:20
188.38:054:21
198.38:044:23
208.38:034:24
218.48:024:26
228.48:014:27
238.58:004:29
248.57:594:30
258.67:584:32
268.67:574:34
278.77:564:35
288.77:554:37
298.87:534:39
308.87:524:40
318.97:514:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.85 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
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Malyn?

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 Malyn.

What to pack for Malyn in January

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

In January, Malyn 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 Malyn 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 Malyn peaks around July 11 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Malyn?

Malyn sits at 50.8°N, 29.2°E, 158 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Radomyshl, 30 km away.

Bucha

Topography around Malyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m.

The land around Malyn is covered by trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (53%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (30%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Radomyshl 30 km · Korosten 47 km · Korostyshiv 52 km · Zhytomyr 69 km · Ovruch 69 km · Korolyov 70 km · Bohuniya 71 km · Bucha 72 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 Malyn (50.7676°, 29.2422°, elevation 158 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).