Yevpatoriya weather in January

In January, Yevpatoriya sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.9 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 10% 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 Yevpatoriya's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yevpatoriya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:28 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Yevpatoriya is city in Crimea, Ukraine.

Density
1,647/km²
people per km²
Founded
~496 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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yevpatoriya reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°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)
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651
751
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1051
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1251
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How January really feels in Yevpatoriya

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.

Yevpatoriya 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 / 347.92.390.0
Feb / 306.61.810.10.1
Mar / 327.41.111.61.4
Apr13° / 296.60.113.24.0
May19° / 13°296.7014.66.7
Jun24° / 18°336.6015.47.7
Jul27° / 21°224.5015.17.8
Aug27° / 21°264.3013.97.8
Sep22° / 16°295.2012.37.8
Oct16° / 11°365.8010.75.7
Nov10° / 366.90.39.32.6
Dec / 377.21.38.60.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142377
152278
162278
172278
182278
192179
202080
212080
221882
231882
241882
251882
261783
271882
281882
291981
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Yevpatoriya gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1257
2257
3257
4257
5257
6257
7256
8246
9246
10246
11246
12246
13246
14246
15246
16236
17237
18247
19247
20247
21257
22258
23268
24268
25279
26279
27279
28279
29279
30279
31289

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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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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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 8:31 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:315:08
28.68:315:09
38.68:325:10
48.78:315:11
58.78:315:11
68.78:315:12
78.78:315:13
88.78:315:14
98.78:315:15
108.88:315:17
118.88:305:18
128.88:305:19
138.88:305:20
148.98:295:21
158.98:295:22
168.98:285:23
178.98:285:25
189.08:275:26
199.08:275:27
209.08:265:28
219.18:255:30
229.18:255:31
239.18:245:32
249.28:235:33
259.28:225:35
269.28:215:36
279.38:215:37
289.38:205:39
299.48:195:40
309.48:185:42
319.48:175:43

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 6.7 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 Yevpatoriya?

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 Yevpatoriya.

What to pack for Yevpatoriya in January

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

In January, Yevpatoriya sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Yevpatoriya 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Yevpatoriya 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 Yevpatoriya peaks around July 21 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 21UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yevpatoriya?

Yevpatoriya sits at 45.2°N, 33.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Saki, 20 km away.

Yany KapuDzhankoyBilohirsk

Topography around Yevpatoriya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yevpatoriya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Yevpatoriya is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (46%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
805 m
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January weather nearby: Saki 20 km · Bakhchysaray 63 km · Simferopol 64 km · Sevastopol 67 km · Balaklava 79 km · Yany Kapu 90 km · Dzhankoy 98 km · Bilohirsk 98 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 Yevpatoriya (45.2009°, 33.3665°, elevation 11 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).