Sukhodilsk weather in January

In January, Sukhodilsk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sukhodilsk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sukhodilsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:14 AM – 3:46 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sukhodilsk is city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
2,053/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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 Sukhodilsk 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 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-6
2-1-6
3-1-6
4-1-6
5-1-6
6-1-6
7-1-6
8-1-6
9-1-6
10-1-6
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12-1-6
13-1-6
14-2-7
15-2-7
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17-2-7
18-2-7
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20-2-7
21-2-7
22-2-7
23-2-8
24-2-8
25-2-8
26-2-8
27-2-8
28-2-8
29-2-8
30-2-8
31-2-8

How January really feels in Sukhodilsk

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.

Sukhodilsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°419.37.58.60.0
Feb-1° / -7°357.96.19.90.0
Mar / -2°419.44.711.60.5
Apr15° / 489.50.413.44.3
May21° / 10°5910.20156.5
Jun26° / 15°539.3015.86.9
Jul28° / 17°478.5015.56.5
Aug28° / 15°335.4014.17.0
Sep21° / 10°406.8012.47.2
Oct13° / 397.10.410.64.1
Nov / -1°357.22.390.4
Dec-0° / -5°428.85.98.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
121486
131486
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271486
281486
291486
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sukhodilsk gets around 41 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12821
22821
32921
42921
52922
62922
72922
82922
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102923
112923
123023
133023
143023
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193124
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213125
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243226
253227
263327
273328
283328
293328
303328
313328

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
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14100
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17100
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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 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
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2815light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 3:30 PM to 4:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:193:30
28.27:193:31
38.27:193:31
48.27:193:32
58.27:193:33
68.37:183:34
78.37:183:36
88.37:183:37
98.37:183:38
108.47:173:39
118.47:173:40
128.47:173:41
138.47:163:43
148.57:163:44
158.57:153:45
168.57:143:46
178.67:143:48
188.67:133:49
198.67:123:50
208.77:123:52
218.77:113:53
228.77:103:55
238.87:093:56
248.87:083:58
258.97:073:59
268.97:064:01
278.97:054:02
289.07:044:04
299.07:034:05
309.17:024:07
319.17:014:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.02 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
50.8Dim
60.9Dim
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80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sukhodilsk?

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 Sukhodilsk.

What to pack for Sukhodilsk in January

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

In January, Sukhodilsk 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 Sukhodilsk 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 Sukhodilsk peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 21UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sukhodilsk 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 Sukhodilsk is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sukhodilsk?

Sukhodilsk sits at 48.4°N, 39.7°E, 201 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Otamanivka, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Sukhodilsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sukhodilsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m.

The land around Sukhodilsk is covered by cropland (39%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
346 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Otamanivka 6.0 km · Sorokyne 6.0 km · Donetsk 17 km · Voznesenivka 31 km · Dovzhansk 31 km · Skhidni Kvartaly 35 km · Gukovo 36 km · Verhunskyi 37 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 Sukhodilsk (48.3502°, 39.727°, elevation 201 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).