Saki weather in January

In January, Saki sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Saki's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:27 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saki is city of Crimea, Ukraine.

Density
977/km²
people per km²

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saki reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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65-1
75-1
85-1
95-1
105-1
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
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174-1
184-1
194-1
204-1
214-1
224-1
234-1
244-1
254-1
264-1
274-1
284-1
294-1
304-1
314-1

How January really feels in Saki

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.

Saki weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°327.52.390.0
Feb / -1°286.71.710.10.2
Mar / 327.81.311.61.9
Apr15° / 306.50.113.25.0
May21° / 12°317.2014.67.1
Jun26° / 17°367.6015.47.3
Jul29° / 20°235.2015.16.5
Aug29° / 19°274.5013.96.6
Sep24° / 15°265.1012.37.9
Oct17° / 315.5010.76.1
Nov11° / 326.20.49.32.8
Dec / 346.81.48.60.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42278
52278
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
152377
162476
172476
182377
192278
202278
212278
222278
232179
242080
252080
262080
272179
282179
292080
302080
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Saki gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1247
2247
3247
4247
5247
6237
7237
8237
9237
10237
11236
12236
13226
14226
15226
16226
17227
18227
19237
20237
21237
22248
23258
24258
25268
26269
27269
28279
29279
30279
31279

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
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 8:30 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:305:07
28.68:305:08
38.68:305:09
48.78:305:10
58.78:305:11
68.78:305:12
78.78:305:13
88.78:305:14
98.88:305:15
108.88:295:16
118.88:295:17
128.88:295:18
138.88:285:19
148.98:285:20
158.98:285:21
168.98:275:23
179.08:275:24
189.08:265:25
199.08:255:26
209.08:255:28
219.18:245:29
229.18:235:30
239.18:235:31
249.28:225:33
259.28:215:34
269.38:205:35
279.38:195:37
289.38:195:38
299.48:185:39
309.48:175:41
319.48:165:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Saki?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saki.

What to pack for Saki in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Saki in January

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Sep 28 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Saki 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 Saki peaks around July 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 21UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saki?

Saki sits at 45.1°N, 33.6°E, 17 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Yevpatoriya, 20 km away.

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Topography around Saki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,532 m.

The land around Saki is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), water (36%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), water (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
1,532 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Yevpatoriya 20 km · Simferopol 45 km · Bakhchysaray 47 km · Sevastopol 59 km · Balaklava 69 km · Bilohirsk 79 km · Alushta 82 km · Yalta 83 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 Saki (45.1342°, 33.6°, elevation 17 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).