Bratsk weather in January

In January, Bratsk sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -24°C, with 8 mm of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bratsk's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bratsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-24°
1st coldest
Precipitation
8 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
9:45 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
0.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bratsk is city in eastern Russia.

Density
600/km²
people per km²
Founded
1955

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 -17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bratsk reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -29°C and -7°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)
1-17-24
2-18-24
3-18-24
4-18-24
5-18-24
6-18-25
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26-16-24
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28-16-24
29-16-24
30-16-24
31-16-24

How January really feels in Bratsk

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.

Bratsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -24°835.77.30.0
Feb-12° / -21°72.44.89.10.0
Mar-3° / -14°113.75.811.40.0
Apr / -4°195.93.713.80.4
May13° / 3810.11.3163.4
Jun20° / 10°519.9017.26.1
Jul23° / 14°589.5016.76.8
Aug20° / 12°5810.4014.96.2
Sep13° / 4210.20.612.53.4
Oct / -3°278.24.910.10.3
Nov-7° / -14°206.48.57.90.0
Dec-15° / -22°145.48.66.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81486
91486
101486
111486
121387
131387
141387
151387
161387
171387
181585
191585
201585
211684
221684
231783
241981
252080
262179
272377
282377
292476
302575
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bratsk gets around 8 mm of rain and snow over 3 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11324
21323
31223
41223
51122
61121
71020
81020
9919
10919
11918
12918
13918
14918
15918
16918
17918
18918
191018
201018
211018
221018
231018
241018
251017
261017
271017
281016
291016
30916
31916

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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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 10 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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510calm
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910calm
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1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:54 AM to 9:23 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.79:544:39
26.89:544:40
36.89:544:41
46.89:544:42
56.89:534:44
66.99:534:45
76.99:524:46
86.99:524:48
97.09:514:49
107.09:504:51
117.09:504:52
127.19:494:54
137.19:484:56
147.29:474:57
157.29:464:59
167.39:455:01
177.39:445:03
187.49:435:04
197.49:415:06
207.59:405:08
217.59:395:10
227.69:385:12
237.69:365:14
247.79:355:16
257.79:335:18
267.89:325:20
277.99:305:22
287.99:295:24
298.09:275:26
308.19:255:28
318.19:235:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bratsk?

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
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bratsk.

What to pack for Bratsk in January

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

In January, Bratsk sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -24°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bratsk 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 Bratsk peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Bratsk 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 Bratsk is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 17.2× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1930 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr14Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bratsk?

Bratsk sits at 56.1°N, 101.6°E, 443 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vikhorevka, 27 km away.

Topography around Bratsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bratsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 437 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Bratsk is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
687 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Vikhorevka 27 km · Chunskiy 123 km · Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 163 km · Tulun 186 km · Nizhneudinsk 212 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 217 km · Tayshet 226 km · Sayansk 227 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 Bratsk (56.1325°, 101.6142°, elevation 443 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).