Molodizhne weather in January

In January, Molodizhne sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 06 min at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Molodizhne's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Molodizhne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:43 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.9 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 Molodizhne 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 -8°C and 4°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)
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
18-1-6
19-1-6
20-1-6
21-1-6
22-1-6
23-2-6
24-2-6
25-2-6
26-2-6
27-2-6
28-2-6
29-1-6
30-1-6
31-1-6

How January really feels in Molodizhne

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.

Molodizhne weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°378.26.58.50.0
Feb / -5°306.859.80.0
Mar / -1°419.84.211.60.6
Apr15° / 408.70.413.44.4
May21° / 11°5310.10156.6
Jun25° / 15°5910.1015.96.9
Jul27° / 17°529015.66.7
Aug27° / 16°406.2014.27.3
Sep21° / 11°517.1012.46.9
Oct13° / 4170.310.53.8
Nov / 367.22.28.90.4
Dec / -4°387.75.28.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
161387
171486
181486
191486
201486
211585
221585
231585
241585
251684
261783
271783
281783
291783
301783
311882

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Molodizhne gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 27% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12720
22720
32620
42620
52620
62619
72619
82619
92620
102620
112620
122620
132620
142620
152620
162621
172621
182621
192621
202621
212622
222622
232722
242722
252723
262723
272723
282723
292722
302722
312622

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.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light 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
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 4:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:483:51
28.17:483:52
38.17:483:53
48.17:473:54
58.17:473:55
68.27:473:56
78.27:473:57
88.27:473:58
98.27:463:59
108.27:464:01
118.37:464:02
128.37:454:03
138.37:454:04
148.47:444:06
158.47:434:07
168.47:434:08
178.57:424:10
188.57:414:11
198.57:414:13
208.67:404:14
218.67:394:15
228.67:384:17
238.77:374:18
248.77:364:20
258.87:354:21
268.87:344:23
278.97:334:24
288.97:324:26
298.97:314:28
309.07:304:29
319.07:284:31

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 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 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 Molodizhne?

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 Molodizhne.

What to pack for Molodizhne in January

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

In January, Molodizhne 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 Molodizhne 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 Molodizhne peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Molodizhne?

Molodizhne sits at 49.2°N, 33.4°E, 79 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Avtozavodskyi, 6.0 km away.

Znamyanka

Topography around Molodizhne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Molodizhne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m.

The land around Molodizhne is covered by cropland (33%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Avtozavodskyi 6.0 km · Kremenchuk 10 km · Kryukiv 14 km · Rakivka 14 km · Svitlovodsk 17 km · Horishni Plavni 21 km · Oleksandriya 58 km · Znamyanka 74 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 Molodizhne (49.1504°, 33.4305°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).