Starobilsk weather in January

In January, Starobilsk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 Starobilsk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Starobilsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:21 AM – 3:46 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Starobilsk is city in eastern Ukraine.

Density
1,197/km²
people per km²
Founded
1686

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 Starobilsk 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 -10°C and 4°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)
1-2-6
2-2-6
3-2-6
4-2-6
5-2-6
6-2-6
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8-2-6
9-2-6
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17-2-7
18-2-7
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20-2-7
21-3-8
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24-3-8
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26-3-8
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29-3-8
30-3-8
31-3-8

How January really feels in Starobilsk

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.

Starobilsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°449.588.50.0
Feb-1° / -7°358.16.59.80.0
Mar / -2°389.24.711.50.5
Apr15° / 499.10.513.44.5
May22° / 10°519.5015.16.7
Jun26° / 15°599.7015.96.8
Jul28° / 17°558.6015.66.5
Aug27° / 15°336014.27.0
Sep21° / 10°436.9012.47.0
Oct13° / 417.70.710.53.9
Nov / -1°387.42.68.90.3
Dec-1° / -5°469.46.38.10.0

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 (%)
11090
21189
31090
4991
51090
61090
71189
81189
91189
101189
111189
121189
131189
141189
151189
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281288
291288
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Starobilsk gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13022
23022
33022
43022
53023
63023
72923
82923
92923
102923
112923
122924
132924
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213126
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253429
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273530
283530
293530
303429
313429

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
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8100
9100
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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 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light 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 7:26 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 3:29 PM to 4:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.07:263:29
28.17:263:30
38.17:263:31
48.17:263:32
58.17:263:33
68.17:263:34
78.27:263:35
88.27:253:36
98.27:253:37
108.27:253:38
118.37:243:39
128.37:243:41
138.37:233:42
148.37:233:43
158.47:223:45
168.47:213:46
178.47:213:47
188.57:203:49
198.57:193:50
208.67:183:52
218.67:183:53
228.67:173:54
238.77:163:56
248.77:153:57
258.87:143:59
268.87:134:01
278.87:124:02
288.97:114:04
298.97:094:05
309.07:084:07
319.07:074:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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30.8Dim
40.8Dim
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90.8Dim
100.8Dim
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170.9Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Starobilsk?

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 Starobilsk.

What to pack for Starobilsk in January

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

In January, Starobilsk sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Starobilsk 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 Starobilsk peaks around June 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Starobilsk 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 Starobilsk is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1714 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Starobilsk?

Starobilsk sits at 49.3°N, 38.9°E, 59 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Siverskodonetsk, 48 km away.

HolubivkaSokolohirskKadiyivka

Topography around Starobilsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Starobilsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 66 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 237 m.

The land around Starobilsk is covered by trees (37%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Siverskodonetsk 48 km · Rubizhne 49 km · Lysychansk 54 km · Svatove 56 km · Kreminna 56 km · Holubivka 74 km · Sokolohirsk 78 km · Kadiyivka 81 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 Starobilsk (49.2788°, 38.9075°, elevation 59 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).