Cheremkhovo weather in January

In January, Cheremkhovo sees average daytime highs of -18°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 5 mm of precipitation across 1.5 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -18°C in the first days to -16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cheremkhovo's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheremkhovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-26°
1st coldest
Precipitation
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
9:22 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Cheremkhovo is town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,296/km²
people per km²
Founded
1772

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 -18°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical January day in Cheremkhovo reaches about -18°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -27°C and -10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-18-26
2-18-26
3-18-26
4-18-26
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8-18-26
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19-17-26
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28-16-26
29-16-26
30-16-26
31-16-26

How January really feels in Cheremkhovo

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.

Cheremkhovo 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-18° / -26°51.53.37.90.0
Feb-12° / -23°51.82.99.50.0
Mar-2° / -14°93.1411.50.0
Apr / -3°215.73.213.61.9
May17° / 388.80.915.55.5
Jun23° / 11°6711.3016.66.5
Jul25° / 14°8312.1016.26.5
Aug22° / 12°8411.1014.56.4
Sep15° / 5610.10.612.44.5
Oct / -4°195.93.210.30.8
Nov-7° / -15°113.858.40.0
Dec-15° / -23°93.357.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42575
52674
62674
72674
82773
92674
102674
112674
122674
132674
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202476
212575
222575
232674
242674
252872
262872
272971
282971
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Cheremkhovo gets around 5 mm of rain and snow over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1711
2711
3611
4611
5611
6610
7610
8610
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12510
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15510
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22411
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24411
25411
26411
27411
28410
29410
30410
31510

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 (%)
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22100
23100
24100
25100
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28100
29100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:30 AM to 9:04 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:304:52
27.49:294:53
37.49:294:54
47.49:294:55
57.59:294:56
67.59:284:58
77.59:284:59
87.59:285:00
97.69:275:01
107.69:275:03
117.69:265:04
127.79:255:06
137.79:255:07
147.79:245:09
157.89:235:10
167.89:225:12
177.99:215:13
187.99:215:15
197.99:205:16
208.09:195:18
218.09:175:20
228.19:165:21
238.19:155:23
248.29:145:25
258.29:135:27
268.39:115:28
278.39:105:30
288.49:095:32
298.49:075:34
308.59:065:36
318.69:045:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cheremkhovo?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cheremkhovo.

What to pack for Cheremkhovo in January

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

In January, Cheremkhovo sees daytime highs around -18°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Cheremkhovo 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 Cheremkhovo peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Cheremkhovo 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 Cheremkhovo is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1416 µg/m³Dec 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep6Good
Oct5Good
Nov4Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cheremkhovo?

Cheremkhovo sits at 53.1°N, 103.1°E, 567 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usol’ye-Sibirskoye, 58 km away.

Topography around Cheremkhovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheremkhovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m.

The land around Cheremkhovo is covered by trees (48%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (36%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), grassland (26%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
675 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Usol’ye-Sibirskoye 58 km · Angarsk 86 km · Zima 110 km · Sayansk 123 km · Shelekhov 124 km · Irkutsk 125 km · Markova 130 km · Slyudyanka 171 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 Cheremkhovo (53.1474°, 103.0819°, elevation 567 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).