Sudak weather in January

In January, Sudak sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°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 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sudak's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sudak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:21 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Sudak is city in Crimea, Ukraine.

Density
1,106/km²
people per km²
Founded
~211 BCE

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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sudak reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
163
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363
453
553
653
753
853
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1053
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1252
1352
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1552
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2352
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How January really feels in Sudak

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.

Sudak weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 338.13.190.1
Feb / 277.52.710.10.0
Mar / 3481.411.60.8
Apr11° / 235.60.213.22.9
May16° / 14°235.1014.65.8
Jun21° / 19°295.2015.37.7
Jul24° / 22°173.40158.7
Aug25° / 22°193.4013.98.7
Sep20° / 18°234.3012.37.7
Oct15° / 13°366.3010.75.2
Nov10° / 387.60.59.42.5
Dec / 378.62.48.70.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132476
142476
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292377
302575
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sudak gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12810
22810
32710
42710
52610
6269
7269
8259
9259
10258
11258
12258
13248
14248
15248
16248
17248
18248
19248
20249
21259
222510
232610
242711
252712
262812
272913
282913
293013
303013
313013

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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 21 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
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1020breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 8:24 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:245:03
28.78:245:04
38.78:245:05
48.78:245:05
58.78:245:06
68.78:245:07
78.78:245:08
88.88:235:09
98.88:235:10
108.88:235:11
118.88:235:12
128.98:225:14
138.98:225:15
148.98:225:16
158.98:215:17
169.08:215:18
179.08:205:19
189.08:205:21
199.08:195:22
209.18:185:23
219.18:185:24
229.18:175:26
239.28:165:27
249.28:165:28
259.28:155:29
269.38:145:31
279.38:135:32
289.48:125:33
299.48:115:35
309.48:105:36
319.58:095:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.37 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
61.2Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sudak?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sudak.

What to pack for Sudak in January

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

In January, Sudak sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sudak 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 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Oct 1 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Sudak 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 Sudak peaks around July 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 20UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sudak?

Sudak sits at 44.8°N, 35.0°E, 33 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Bilohirsk, 37 km away.

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Topography around Sudak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sudak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m.

The land around Sudak is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (23%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (41%), trees (35%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
556 m
16 km
959 m
80 km
1,530 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bilohirsk 37 km · Feodosiya 38 km · Alushta 49 km · Simferopol 69 km · Yalta 75 km · Bakhchysaray 89 km · Dzhankoy 106 km · Saki 113 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 Sudak (44.8492°, 34.9747°, elevation 33 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).