Blagoveshchensk in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Blagoveshchensk sees average daytime highs around -8°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 125 mm of precipitation over about 30 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 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
-8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-14°C
Precipitation
125 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Blagoveshchensk 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 Blagoveshchensk reaches about -8°C and drops to -14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Blagoveshchensk

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.

Blagoveshchensk 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° / -15°4110.2137.50.0
Feb-7° / -15°378.410.19.30.0
Mar-0° / -8°408.99.211.40.0
Apr10° / 408.32.113.82.4
May19° / 5410.10.215.86.0
Jun23° / 12°6511.40176.6
Jul25° / 14°5810.4016.56.9
Aug23° / 13°6010.3014.76.7
Sep17° / 5710.2012.54.9
Oct / 66123.210.21.4
Nov-1° / -6°4810.38.58.10.0
Dec-7° / -13°4711.412.870.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Blagoveshchensk gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 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.

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Blagoveshchensk?

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 Blagoveshchensk.

What to pack for Blagoveshchensk in Winter

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

In winter, Blagoveshchensk sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

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UV index in Blagoveshchensk 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 Blagoveshchensk peaks around June 21 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 21UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blagoveshchensk?

Blagoveshchensk sits at 55.0°N, 56.0°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ufa, 32 km away.

Topography around Blagoveshchensk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blagoveshchensk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m.

The land around Blagoveshchensk is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (34%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
580 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Ufa 32 km · Birsk 51 km · Chishmy 62 km · Asha 82 km · Dyurtyuli 87 km · Davlekanovo 109 km · Sim 110 km · Rayevskiy 127 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 Blagoveshchensk (55.0352°, 55.977°, elevation 109 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.