Zarichnyi weather in January

In January, Zarichnyi sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zarichnyi's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zarichnyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:45 AM – 3:55 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zarichnyi reaches about -3°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 3°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)
1-2-7
2-2-7
3-2-7
4-2-7
5-2-7
6-2-7
7-2-7
8-2-7
9-2-7
10-2-7
11-2-7
12-2-7
13-2-7
14-2-7
15-2-7
16-3-7
17-3-7
18-3-7
19-3-7
20-3-7
21-3-8
22-3-8
23-3-8
24-3-8
25-3-8
26-3-8
27-3-8
28-3-8
29-3-8
30-3-8
31-3-8

How January really feels in Zarichnyi

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.

Zarichnyi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°429.99.18.20.0
Feb-2° / -7°358.97.39.70.0
Mar / -3°429.75.611.50.3
Apr13° / 439.40.813.53.8
May20° / 10°6211.3015.36.2
Jun24° / 14°6711016.26.8
Jul26° / 15°7311.2015.86.7
Aug25° / 14°477.6014.37.3
Sep19° / 518.2012.46.2
Oct11° / 508.80.810.42.9
Nov / -1°418.13.28.70.1
Dec-1° / -6°419.27.47.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111090
12991
13991
14991
15892
16892
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231090
241090
251090
261090
271090
281189
291189
301288
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zarichnyi gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13127
23127
33126
43126
53126
63026
73026
83026
93026
103026
113025
123025
133026
143026
153026
163026
173027
183027
193128
203129
213130
223231
233232
243332
253333
263434
273434
283434
293434
303434
313434

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 3:37 PM to 4:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.87:513:37
27.87:503:38
37.87:503:39
47.87:503:40
57.97:503:41
67.97:503:42
77.97:503:44
87.97:493:45
98.07:493:46
108.07:483:47
118.07:483:48
128.07:473:50
138.17:473:51
148.17:463:53
158.17:453:54
168.27:453:55
178.27:443:57
188.37:433:58
198.37:424:00
208.37:414:01
218.47:414:03
228.47:404:04
238.57:394:06
248.57:374:08
258.57:364:09
268.67:354:11
278.67:344:12
288.77:334:14
298.77:324:16
308.87:304:18
318.87:294:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.7Dim
80.7Dim
90.7Dim
100.7Dim
110.7Dim
120.7Dim
130.7Dim
140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zarichnyi?

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 Zarichnyi.

What to pack for Zarichnyi in January

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

In January, Zarichnyi sees daytime highs around -3°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 Zarichnyi 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 Zarichnyi peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zarichnyi?

Zarichnyi sits at 50.9°N, 34.8°E, 146 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sumy, 2.0 km away.

Ryl’skHadyach

Topography around Zarichnyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zarichnyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Zarichnyi is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sumy 2.0 km · Kovpakivskyi 3.0 km · Lebedyn 43 km · Bilopillia 44 km · Trostyanets 48 km · Okhtyrka 66 km · Ryl’sk 75 km · Hadyach 83 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 Zarichnyi (50.9038°, 34.8093°, elevation 146 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).