Amursk weather in January

In January, Amursk sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -25°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -17°C in the first days to -16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Amursk's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amursk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-25°
1st coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:53 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Amursk is human settlement in Amursky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
324/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -17°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical January day in Amursk reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-17-25
2-17-25
3-17-25
4-17-25
5-17-25
6-17-25
7-18-25
8-18-25
9-18-25
10-18-25
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20-17-26
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22-17-26
23-17-25
24-17-25
25-17-25
26-16-25
27-16-25
28-16-25
29-16-25
30-16-24
31-15-24

How January really feels in Amursk

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.

Amursk 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-17° / -25°122.94.78.30.0
Feb-12° / -22°102.73.89.70.0
Mar-2° / -13°245.66.311.50.0
Apr / -2°387.54.613.51.6
May17° / 7611.20.915.25.2
Jun23° / 13°7010.5016.16.4
Jul26° / 17°10111.3015.76.3
Aug24° / 15°11012.8014.36.2
Sep18° / 8210.70.112.45.5
Oct / 5292.210.51.8
Nov-5° / -12°286.36.68.80.0
Dec-16° / -23°204.45.77.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54555
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124555
134555
144654
154555
164555
174555
184654
194654
204555
214555
224555
234654
244654
254654
264654
274753
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Amursk gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11317
21317
31317
41317
51217
61217
71217
81116
91116
101016
111015
12915
13915
14914
15814
16814
17814
18813
19813
20714
21814
22814
23814
24815
25815
26815
27815
28815
29815
30815
31815

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
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11100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 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 8:59 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:594:52
27.98:594:53
37.98:594:54
47.98:594:55
58.08:584:56
68.08:584:57
78.08:584:58
88.08:585:00
98.18:575:01
108.18:575:02
118.18:565:03
128.18:565:05
138.28:555:06
148.28:555:07
158.28:545:09
168.38:535:10
178.38:535:11
188.38:525:13
198.48:515:14
208.48:505:16
218.58:495:17
228.58:485:19
238.58:475:20
248.68:465:22
258.68:455:23
268.78:445:25
278.78:435:27
288.88:425:28
298.88:415:30
308.98:405:32
318.98:385:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Amursk

In seasonPeak

None of Amursk's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Amursk's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Amursk?

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 Amursk.

What to pack for Amursk in January

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

In January, Amursk sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -25°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Amursk 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 Amursk peaks around August 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 14UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Amursk in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Amursk is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.4× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1233 µg/m³Dec 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct10Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Amursk?

Amursk sits at 50.2°N, 136.9°E, 45 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 36 km away.

Topography around Amursk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amursk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,529 m.

The land around Amursk is covered by trees (32%) and water (27%) within 3 km, wetland (32%), trees (29%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
1,529 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Komsomolsk-on-Amur 36 km · Khabarovsk 236 km · Vanino 272 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 282 km · Birobidzhan 329 km · Vyazemskiy 338 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 418 km · Bikin 427 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Amursk (50.2322°, 136.897°, elevation 45 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).