Šakiai Weather in January
Šakiai in January
The short of it: Šakiai in January averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 7 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -6° · rain 40 mm · daylight 7 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
January in Šakiai brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -6°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Šakiai: highs scarcely reach -1°, nights fall to -6°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 45 min in mid-January, 33 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Šakiai runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Gelgaudiškis, 14 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Šakiai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GelgaudiškisMarijampolė County | 14 km NNW | -1° | -6° | 42 mm |
| JurbarkasTauragė County | 23 km NW | -1° | -6° | 43 mm |
| Kudirkos NaumiestisMarijampolė County | 23 km SSW | 0° | -5° | 38 mm |
| SmalininkaiTauragė County | 33 km WNW | -1° | -5° | 45 mm |
| VilkaviskisMarijampolė County | 34 km S | 0° | -5° | 37 mm |
| KrasnoznamenskKaliningrad Oblast | 36 km W | 0° | -5° | 44 mm |
| VilkijaKaunas | 36 km ENE | -1° | -6° | 38 mm |
| Kazlų RūdaMarijampolė County | 36 km SE | -1° | -5° | 38 mm |