Melitopol weather in January

In January, Melitopol sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 9% 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 Melitopol's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melitopol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:26 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Melitopol is city in Ukraine.

Density
2,997/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

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 Melitopol 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 7°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)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
121-3
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
301-5
311-5

How January really feels in Melitopol

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
7 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Melitopol 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 / -4°327.73.98.80.0
Feb / -4°2862.5100.0
Mar / 358.31.911.61.3
Apr15° / 397.60.113.34.9
May22° / 12°448.5014.87.0
Jun26° / 17°458.5015.66.9
Jul29° / 19°356.2015.36.1
Aug29° / 18°314.80146.6
Sep23° / 13°335.2012.47.7
Oct15° / 285.4010.65.2
Nov / 326.20.79.21.3
Dec / -2°356.92.68.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41684
51684
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141486
151486
161585
171585
181684
191684
201684
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231783
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311981

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Melitopol gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22411
32411
42411
52411
62311
72311
82311
92311
102311
112412
122412
132412
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152513
162513
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202514
212514
222614
232614
242614
252714
262714
272714
282713
292713
302713
312612

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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 7:30 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 3:53 PM to 4:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:303:53
28.47:303:54
38.47:303:55
48.47:303:56
58.57:303:57
68.57:303:58
78.57:293:59
88.57:294:00
98.57:294:01
108.67:294:02
118.67:284:03
128.67:284:05
138.67:284:06
148.77:274:07
158.77:274:08
168.77:264:09
178.87:254:11
188.87:254:12
198.87:244:13
208.97:244:15
218.97:234:16
228.97:224:17
239.07:214:19
249.07:204:20
259.07:194:22
269.17:194:23
279.17:184:24
289.27:174:26
299.27:164:27
309.27:154:29
319.37:134:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Melitopol?

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 Melitopol.

What to pack for Melitopol in January

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

In January, Melitopol sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Melitopol in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Sep 16 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep20Refreshing
Oct15Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Melitopol 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 Melitopol peaks around July 18 at about 8 (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 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Melitopol?

Melitopol sits at 46.8°N, 35.4°E, 38 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Tokmak, 52 km away.

HenicheskEnerhodarPolohyMarhanetsBerdyanskNikopol

Topography around Melitopol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melitopol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Melitopol is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
220 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Tokmak 52 km · Dniprorudne 67 km · Henichesk 87 km · Enerhodar 90 km · Polohy 96 km · Marhanets 104 km · Berdyansk 108 km · Nikopol 110 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 Melitopol (46.8473°, 35.382°, elevation 38 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).