Slobozhanske weather in January

In January, Slobozhanske sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:32 AM – 3:54 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Slobozhanske is city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
11,304/km²
people per km²
Founded
1956

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 -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Slobozhanske reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°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)
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2-2-6
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How January really feels in Slobozhanske

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.

Slobozhanske 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-2° / -7°399.37.78.40.0
Feb-1° / -7°347.96.39.80.0
Mar / -2°449.24.711.50.5
Apr14° / 439.30.513.44.2
May21° / 10°5310.3015.16.5
Jun25° / 15°6110.40166.8
Jul27° / 17°549.6015.66.7
Aug27° / 15°406.4014.27.3
Sep20° / 10°457.4012.46.8
Oct13° / 417.30.610.53.6
Nov / -1°377.22.88.90.3
Dec-1° / -5°438.45.880.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81189
91189
101189
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131189
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281288
291288
301288
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Slobozhanske gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13023
23024
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53024
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212924
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253127
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273127
283228
293228
303227
313127

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 (%)
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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 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 3:37 PM to 4:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:373:37
28.07:373:38
38.07:373:39
48.07:373:40
58.17:373:41
68.17:373:42
78.17:373:43
88.17:363:44
98.27:363:45
108.27:353:46
118.27:353:48
128.27:353:49
138.37:343:50
148.37:343:51
158.37:333:53
168.47:323:54
178.47:323:56
188.47:313:57
198.57:303:58
208.57:294:00
218.57:284:01
228.67:274:03
238.67:264:04
248.77:264:06
258.77:244:07
268.87:234:09
278.87:224:11
288.87:214:12
298.97:204:14
308.97:194:15
319.07:184:17

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 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6 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
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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 Slobozhanske?

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 Slobozhanske.

What to pack for Slobozhanske in January

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

In January, Slobozhanske sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Slobozhanske 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 Slobozhanske peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Slobozhanske in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Slobozhanske is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1714 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Slobozhanske?

Slobozhanske sits at 49.6°N, 36.5°E, 103 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Balakliya, 28 km away.

Topography around Slobozhanske

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Slobozhanske has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Slobozhanske is covered by cropland (42%) and water (21%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Balakliya 28 km · Chuhuyiv 30 km · Zlatopil 32 km · Rayon KTZ 41 km · Merefa 42 km · Kharkiv 48 km · Saltivka 50 km · Pisochyn 50 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 Slobozhanske (49.5905°, 36.5217°, elevation 103 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).