Bikin weather in January

In January, Bikin sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 2.5 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -14°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bikin's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bikin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-26°
1st coldest
Precipitation
9 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:50 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bikin is town in Russia.

Density
231/km²
people per km²
Founded
1895

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 -14°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bikin reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and -8°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)
1-13-25
2-13-25
3-14-25
4-14-25
5-14-25
6-14-26
7-14-26
8-14-26
9-14-26
10-14-26
11-14-26
12-14-26
13-14-27
14-14-27
15-14-27
16-14-27
17-14-27
18-14-27
19-13-27
20-13-26
21-13-26
22-13-26
23-13-26
24-13-26
25-13-26
26-12-26
27-12-26
28-12-25
29-12-25
30-12-25
31-11-25

How January really feels in Bikin

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.

Bikin 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-13° / -26°92.53.58.80.0
Feb-8° / -22°92.53.3100.0
Mar / -12°2765.511.60.0
Apr11° / -0°488.82.813.32.7
May19° / 8312.30.114.85.5
Jun23° / 13°8212.7015.66.2
Jul26° / 17°14514015.35.9
Aug25° / 16°14314.20146.0
Sep20° / 8010.2012.46.2
Oct11° / 578.61.210.62.9
Nov-2° / -11°275.84.59.20.0
Dec-12° / -23°163.84.98.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45545
55545
65644
75644
85743
95644
105644
115644
125644
135545
145545
155446
165446
175446
185446
195248
205248
215347
225248
235248
245248
255347
265347
275347
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bikin gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11114
21014
31014
41013
5913
6913
7912
8812
9811
10811
11811
12811
13711
14811
15811
16811
17811
18811
19811
20811
21811
22911
23911
24911
25911
26811
27811
28811
29811
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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the calmest month.

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
108calm
118calm
128calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:545:18
28.48:545:19
38.48:545:20
48.48:545:21
58.58:545:22
68.58:545:23
78.58:545:24
88.58:545:25
98.58:535:26
108.68:535:27
118.68:535:28
128.68:525:29
138.68:525:30
148.78:525:32
158.78:515:33
168.78:505:34
178.88:505:35
188.88:495:37
198.88:495:38
208.98:485:39
218.98:475:41
228.98:465:42
239.08:465:43
249.08:455:45
259.08:445:46
269.18:435:48
279.18:425:49
289.28:415:50
299.28:405:52
309.28:395:53
319.38:385:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 1.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bikin

In seasonPeak

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

Bikin's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Bikin?

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 Bikin.

What to pack for Bikin in January

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

In January, Bikin sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bikin 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 Bikin peaks around August 11 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 11UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bikin 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 Bikin is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1133 µg/m³Sep 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bikin?

Bikin sits at 46.8°N, 134.3°E, 58 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Luchegorsk, 41 km away.

Topography around Bikin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bikin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m.

The land around Bikin is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
646 m
80 km
1,158 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Luchegorsk 41 km · Vyazemskiy 89 km · Dalnerechensk 106 km · Lesozavodsk 163 km · Khabarovsk 194 km · Birobidzhan 242 km · Spassk-Dal’niy 270 km · Dalnegorsk 272 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 Bikin (46.8129°, 134.2501°, elevation 58 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).