Pokrov weather in January

In January, Pokrov sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pokrov's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pokrov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:34 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pokrov is town in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of central Ukraine.

Density
1,442/km²
people per km²
Founded
1886

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 Pokrov reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-4
40-4
50-4
60-4
70-4
80-4
90-4
100-5
110-5
120-5
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190-5
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22-1-5
23-1-6
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26-1-6
27-1-6
28-1-6
29-1-6
30-1-6
310-6

How January really feels in Pokrov

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
16 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Pokrov 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-0° / -5°367.95.58.70.0
Feb / -5°306.43.79.90.0
Mar / -1°398.62.911.61.0
Apr15° / 397.50.413.34.8
May22° / 11°499.2014.96.8
Jun26° / 16°529.2015.76.9
Jul28° / 18°376.7015.46.6
Aug28° / 17°335.3014.16.9
Sep22° / 12°416.4012.47.3
Oct14° / 345.70.110.64.7
Nov / 376.21.39.10.8
Dec / -3°377.33.88.30.0

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 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81486
91486
101486
111486
121585
131585
141585
151585
161585
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302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pokrov gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12313
22313
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
82415
92415
102416
112516
122517
132517
142618
152618
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172719
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192719
202720
212720
222720
232720
242720
252721
262720
272720
282720
292720
302719
312619

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
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11100
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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
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1613light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 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 7:38 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:383:55
28.37:383:56
38.37:383:57
48.37:383:58
58.37:383:59
68.47:384:00
78.47:384:01
88.47:384:02
98.47:374:03
108.57:374:04
118.57:374:05
128.57:364:07
138.57:364:08
148.67:354:09
158.67:354:10
168.67:344:12
178.77:344:13
188.77:334:14
198.77:324:15
208.87:314:17
218.87:314:18
228.87:304:20
238.97:294:21
248.97:284:22
258.97:274:24
269.07:264:25
279.07:254:27
289.17:244:28
299.17:234:30
309.27:224:31
319.27:214:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.08 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
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pokrov?

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 Pokrov.

What to pack for Pokrov in January

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

In January, Pokrov sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Pokrov 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 Pokrov peaks around July 18 at about 7 (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 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pokrov?

Pokrov sits at 47.7°N, 34.1°E, 71 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Nikopol, 23 km away.

Topography around Pokrov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pokrov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m.

The land around Pokrov is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
594 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nikopol 23 km · Apostolove 30 km · Marhanets 38 km · Enerhodar 45 km · Kryvyy Rih 61 km · Inhulets 65 km · Terny 69 km · Dniprorudne 73 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 Pokrov (47.6536°, 34.1149°, elevation 71 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).