Apatity weather in January

In January, Apatity sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 2.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 0 hours at the start of January to 5 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Apatity's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apatity's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
2 h 30 min
11:39 AM – 2:12 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
0.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Apatity is city in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,632/km²
people per km²
Founded
1926

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -11°C by the end.

A typical January day in Apatity reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Apatity

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.

Apatity weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -15°379.911.72.30.0
Feb-10° / -15°349.311.47.10.0
Mar-5° / -11°378.811.211.10.0
Apr / -6°348.38.415.10.0
May / 47115.219.40.9
Jun13° / 6512.70.623.83.4
Jul17° / 10°8213.8021.94.8
Aug14° / 6813016.93.8
Sep / 6311.31.212.81.7
Oct / -2°63127.78.80.0
Nov-4° / -8°5211.512.64.40.0
Dec-7° / -12°4611.113.80.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
71090
81189
91090
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151288
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231486
241387
251387
261387
271387
281288
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Apatity gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12937
22937
32937
43038
53038
63038
73138
83138
93139
103239
113239
123239
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143338
153338
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183338
193337
203337
213337
223337
233337
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253237
263237
273237
283237
293237
303238
313238

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
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3100
4100
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17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 0 hours at the start of January to 5 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.712:311:15
101.112:201:27
111.412:111:37
121.712:041:45
131.911:571:52
142.111:511:59
152.311:452:06
162.511:392:12
172.711:342:18
182.911:292:24
193.111:242:29
203.311:192:35
213.411:142:40
223.611:102:46
233.811:052:51
243.911:002:56
254.110:563:01
264.210:513:06
274.410:473:11
284.610:423:16
294.710:383:21
304.910:343:25
315.010:293:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Apatity?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apatity.

What to pack for Apatity in January

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

In January, Apatity sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Apatity in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Apatity peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Apatity?

Apatity sits at 67.6°N, 33.4°E, 169 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kirovsk, 12 km away.

Topography around Apatity

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apatity has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Apatity is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
1,074 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Kirovsk 12 km · Monchegorsk 46 km · Polyarnyye Zori 46 km · Olenegorsk 63 km · Kandalaksha 64 km · Kovdor 125 km · Murmansk 155 km · Severomorsk 165 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 Apatity (67.5827°, 33.4134°, elevation 169 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).