Weather in Sochi in January 2025
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Sochi
Average weather
Average temperature in Sochi in January
Going from a maximum of +16°C during the day to a minimum of 0°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +11°C to +11°C.
Is Sochi warm or cold in January?
Sochi is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +11°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is one of the coolest months in Sochi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sochi in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +9°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -6°C | -7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 151 mm | 147 mm | 101 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 74% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +11°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 151 mm to 147 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sochi is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Sochi.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Sochi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sochi in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+14°C) and the highest in 2020 (+19°C). The driest year was 2020 with only 818 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1995 with 1693 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Sochi
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sochi, 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.