Shchuchinsk weather in January

In January, Shchuchinsk sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shchuchinsk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shchuchinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
1st coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
9:33 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shchuchinsk is town in Kazakhstan.

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 -12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shchuchinsk reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Shchuchinsk

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.

Shchuchinsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°124.15.37.90.0
Feb-11° / -18°103.14.39.50.0
Mar-4° / -11°185.25.211.50.0
Apr / -1°307.42.713.62.0
May18° / 398.80.715.55.8
Jun22° / 11°5710.40.116.66.7
Jul23° / 13°8112.5016.16.5
Aug22° / 11°5810.2014.56.6
Sep16° / 347.90.312.45.0
Oct / -1°306.83.610.31.4
Nov-4° / -10°226.46.48.40.0
Dec-10° / -17°165.26.57.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21783
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shchuchinsk gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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311014

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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Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
417light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:40 AM to 9:15 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:405:05
27.49:405:06
37.59:405:07
47.59:395:08
57.59:395:09
67.59:395:10
77.69:385:12
87.69:385:13
97.69:385:14
107.69:375:15
117.79:365:17
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137.79:355:20
147.89:345:21
157.89:345:23
167.99:335:24
177.99:325:26
187.99:315:27
198.09:305:29
208.09:295:31
218.19:285:32
228.19:275:34
238.29:265:36
248.29:255:37
258.39:235:39
268.39:225:41
278.49:215:43
288.49:195:45
298.59:185:46
308.59:175:48
318.69:155:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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251.2Dim
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271.2Dim
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311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Shchuchinsk?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shchuchinsk.

What to pack for Shchuchinsk in January

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

In January, Shchuchinsk sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Shchuchinsk in January

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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 Shchuchinsk peaks around June 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Shchuchinsk?

Shchuchinsk sits at 52.9°N, 70.2°E, 406 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Makinsk, 37 km away.

AtbasarAstanaPetropavlIsil’kul’

Topography around Shchuchinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shchuchinsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 411 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m.

The land around Shchuchinsk is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
622 m
80 km
796 m
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January weather nearby: Makinsk 37 km · Akkol’ 56 km · Kokshetau 66 km · Stepnogorsk 131 km · Atbasar 177 km · Astana 213 km · Petropavl 226 km · Isil’kul’ 231 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Shchuchinsk (52.9359°, 70.189°, elevation 406 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).