Weather in Kaliningrad in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kaliningrad;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kaliningrad in January
The temperature in January is +4°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +15°C during the day and a minimum of -7°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 45% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +5°C.
Is Kaliningrad warm or cold in January?
Kaliningrad is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +2°C to +1°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -2°C to -4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Kaliningrad, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Kaliningrad in January
Water in Kaliningrad in January is Cold. It varies from +1°C to +6°C, with an average of +3°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +1°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Kaliningrad in January?
Climate in Kaliningrad in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | +1°C | +1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -23°C | -28°C | -26°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +15°C | +16°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 33 mm | 28 mm | 20 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +3°C | +3°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 89% | 88% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 10 | ||||
January weather is still as bad as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +2°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +1°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 33 mm to 28 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 89% to 88%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kaliningrad is gradually decreasing during January, going from 6 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Kaliningrad.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Kaliningrad?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kaliningrad in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+9°C) and the highest in 2014 (+14°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 424 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2017 with 934 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Kaliningrad
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kaliningrad, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.