Arsen’yev weather in January

In January, Arsen’yev sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -24°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2.8 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Arsen’yev's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arsen’yev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-24°
1st coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:45 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Arsen’yev is city in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Density
647/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 -11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Arsen’yev reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 5°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-11-23
2-11-23
3-11-23
4-11-23
5-11-24
6-11-24
7-11-24
8-11-24
9-11-24
10-11-24
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24-10-24
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27-10-24
28-10-23
29-10-23
30-9-23
31-9-23

How January really feels in Arsen’yev

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.

Arsen’yev weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -24°112.83.79.10.0
Feb-6° / -20°143.34.110.20.0
Mar / -11°306.35.611.60.1
Apr12° / 519.43.113.23.1
May18° / 8512.60.114.55.4
Jun22° / 13°9112.7015.26.1
Jul25° / 17°13113.70156.0
Aug25° / 16°13013.6013.86.1
Sep20° / 859.60.112.36.4
Oct12° / 649.41.510.83.6
Nov / -9°355.84.49.40.1
Dec-9° / -21°193.94.58.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
36040
46040
56040
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176040
186040
196040
206040
216040
225941
235941
245941
255941
265941
275941
285941
295941
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Arsen’yev gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2.8 wet days in January, the driest month. 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 11% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11114
21114
31114
41014
51014
61013
71013
8913
9913
10912
11912
12912
13912
14912
15912
16912
17912
18912
19911
20911
21911
22911
23911
24911
25911
26911
27911
28810
29810
30810
31810

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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13100
14100
15100
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18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:48 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:485:32
28.88:485:33
38.88:485:34
48.88:485:35
58.88:485:36
68.88:485:37
78.88:485:38
88.88:485:39
98.98:485:40
108.98:475:41
118.98:475:42
128.98:475:43
139.08:465:44
149.08:465:45
159.08:465:46
169.08:455:47
179.18:455:48
189.18:445:50
199.18:445:51
209.18:435:52
219.28:425:53
229.28:425:54
239.28:415:56
249.38:405:57
259.38:405:58
269.38:396:00
279.48:386:01
289.48:376:02
299.58:366:04
309.58:356:05
319.58:346:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Arsen’yev

In seasonPeak

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

Arsen’yev'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 Arsen’yev?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arsen’yev.

What to pack for Arsen’yev in January

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

In January, Arsen’yev sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -24°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Arsen’yev 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 Arsen’yev peaks around August 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 17UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Arsen’yev 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 Arsen’yev is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (September, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1229 µg/m³Sep 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug7Good
Sep6Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arsen’yev?

Arsen’yev sits at 44.2°N, 133.3°E, 172 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Spassk-Dal’niy, 61 km away.

Topography around Arsen’yev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arsen’yev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Arsen’yev is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), trees (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
809 m
80 km
1,512 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Spassk-Dal’niy 61 km · Ussuriysk 112 km · Partizansk 116 km · Artëm 124 km · Trudovoye 135 km · Bol'šoj Kamen' 138 km · Kavalerovo 142 km · Lesozavodsk 147 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 Arsen’yev (44.157°, 133.2733°, elevation 172 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).