Asha in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Asha sees average daytime highs around -8°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 163 mm of precipitation over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Asha's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Asha's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-15°C
Precipitation
163 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Asha in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -8°C.

A typical winter day in Asha reaches about -8°C and drops to -15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-30°-20°-10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Asha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Asha weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -16°5512.215.17.50.0
Feb-7° / -15°469.711.79.30.0
Mar / -9°521111.611.40.0
Apr / -1°498.93.813.82.0
May18° / 6611.10.515.85.6
Jun22° / 11°7912.70176.2
Jul24° / 13°8112.2016.56.6
Aug22° / 11°7812.5014.76.2
Sep15° / 7512.10.412.54.4
Oct / 8713.95.310.21.1
Nov-2° / -8°7113.212.78.10.0
Dec-8° / -14°621315.270.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Asha gets around 163 mm of rain and snow over 35 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Asha?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Asha.

What to pack for Asha in Winter

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

In winter, Asha sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 35 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Asha in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asha peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Asha?

Asha sits at 55.0°N, 57.3°E, 123 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sim, 28 km away.

Topography around Asha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 625 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,091 m.

The land around Asha is covered by trees (51%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
625 m
80 km
1,091 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Sim 28 km · Ust’-Katav 59 km · Katav-Ivanovsk 66 km · Trëkhgornyy 79 km · Blagoveshchensk 82 km · Ufa 87 km · Bakal 99 km · Mezgor'e 112 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 Asha (54.9998°, 57.2549°, elevation 123 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.