Reni weather in January

In January, Reni sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Reni's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:50 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.42 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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Reni reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°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 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-3
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
313-3

How January really feels in Reni

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Reni 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 / -3°335.63.38.90.0
Feb / -2°255.22.510.10.2
Mar10° / 376.91.311.62.6
Apr17° / 417.80.213.25.5
May23° / 13°519014.77.0
Jun27° / 17°589015.46.7
Jul29° / 19°417.5015.16.0
Aug29° / 18°345.4013.96.4
Sep24° / 14°385.3012.37.7
Oct17° / 405010.75.9
Nov10° / 345.719.32.4
Dec / -2°376.12.48.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113367
123268
133268
143268
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
213169
223169
233169
243169
253268
263367
273367
283565
293565
303565
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Reni gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12113
22113
32113
42013
52012
61912
71812
81711
91711
101610
111510
12159
13159
14149
15148
16148
17158
18158
19169
20169
21179
221710
231810
241810
251911
261911
271911
282011
292011
302011
312011

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:534:27
28.67:534:28
38.67:534:29
48.67:534:30
58.67:534:31
68.77:534:32
78.77:534:33
88.77:524:34
98.77:524:35
108.77:524:36
118.87:524:37
128.87:514:38
138.87:514:39
148.87:504:40
158.97:504:42
168.97:504:43
178.97:494:44
188.97:484:45
199.07:484:47
209.07:474:48
219.07:474:49
229.17:464:50
239.17:454:52
249.17:444:53
259.27:434:54
269.27:434:56
279.37:424:57
289.37:414:58
299.37:405:00
309.47:395:01
319.47:385:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Reni?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Reni.

What to pack for Reni in January

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

In January, Reni sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Reni 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 Reni peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reni?

Reni sits at 45.5°N, 28.3°E, 24 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Galaţi, 18 km away.

Tecuci

Topography around Reni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Reni is covered by cropland (26%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
463 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Galaţi 18 km · Brăila 31 km · Bolhrad 36 km · Izmayil 45 km · Cahul 50 km · Tulcea 51 km · Kiliya 77 km · Tecuci 79 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 Reni (45.4542°, 28.2773°, elevation 24 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).